Double check Iowa! This presentation is from an event in Moravia on November 21st from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

1. Welcome to the
Iowa Fraud Fighters Forum
November 21, 2013

2. Video Presentation

3. Nick Gerhart
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Insurance Commissioner
Iowa Insurance Division
Website: www.IID.State.IA.US
Website: www.IowaFraudFighters.gov
Phone: 515-281-5705 or 877-955-1212

4. Nick Gerhart
• Format for the Forum
• Funding Source for the Forums and Public Education
Campaign

5. “Because that’s where the money is!”
—Willie Sutton, on why he robbed banks
Why do scammers target the older population
segments? Same reason.

6. Nick Gerhart
• Current Scams
– Ponzi or Pyramid Schemes
– Affinity Fraud
• Note About Crowd Funding
– SEC issuing rules
– Could make it easier for bad actors to pitch
fraudulent schemes to unsophisticated investors

7. Nick Gerhart
Check with the Iowa Insurance Division to see if:
•The salesperson is licensed
•The product is registered
•There are known problems with
the product or the salesperson

8. Kris Gross
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Director
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Website: www.TheRightCallIowa.gov
Phone: 800-351-4664 or
800-735-2942 (TTY)
• Email: SHIIP@IID.Iowa.Gov

9. Chantelle Smith
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Assistant Attorney General
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Website: www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.gov
Phone: 515-281-5926 or 888-777-4590
Assistant Attorney General Chantelle Smith

10. Deanna Clingan-Fischer
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Iowa's State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Iowa Department on Aging
Website: www.IowaAging.gov
Phone: 800-532-3213

11. Questions & Answers

12. Thank You for Attending.
Informational Tables Are
Open Until 2 p.m.