Our Town Social Worker, Bethany Hadvab, included these thoughts in an alert for all of us:<\/p>\n
1) Scams include people pretending to be respected community members (requesting money, asking you to click on links or open attachments). Confirm via phone before following through with request.<\/p>\n
2) Scams stating that you may have been exposed to COVID-19 and requesting you click a link or open an attachment.<\/p>\n
3) Protect yourself by always checking the source of emails, not clicking on links or opening email attachments. Instead, call the sender or visit the agency website.<\/p>\n
4) WE ARE ALL AT RISK: Stress and trauma decreased functioning of our prefrontal cortex responsible for planning, focusing and evaluating. All of us are experiencing stress and are more susceptible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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