Det. Sgt. Chris Carey, of the Holden Police Department.
Photo credit: Daniel Castro

HOLDEN, Mass. — This Thursday, the Holden Police Department will be holding an informational class on the various scams and cons that target senior citizens.

The vulnerability of residents in every community to scam artists was recently brought close to home after an 80-year-old Holden woman was defrauded of almost $400,000 this year.

Det. Sgt. Chris Carey of the Holden Police will present information to help residents stay on guard of such scams, as well as other traps like phishing, identity theft, Nigerian scams, and additional common methods employed by internet con-men.

The information session is aimed at helping people recognize these scams early. Questions and answers will follow Carey's talk. The program is free and open to all.

The session will be held at 10 a.m. on Feb. 16 at the Holden Public Safety Building at 1370 Main St Holden MA

This class is open to everyone and there is no pre-registration needed.