Avoiding Scams, Fraud, and Identity Theft

Join us for a presentation by members of the Marin County Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) about how to prevent and detect financial abuse. Attendees will learn about scams and other forms of financial abuse.

Common scams directed at older adults:

• Identity Theft
• Imposter Scams
• Sweetheart Scams
• Grandparent Scams
• Tech Support
• And more…

Presenters:
Beth Fernbacher grew up in Greenbrae and went to the public schools in Marin County. She completed her BS in political economy of natural resources at UC Berkeley. After working for a few years, she completed her MBA at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of business. Upon graduation, Beth moved to New York City and worked in banking. She eventually made her way back to the Bay Area where she started a financial consulting business and assisted small businesses with their finances. This was her first exposure to how easily people can commit financial fraud. For the past 18 years she has been a Realtor and likes to spend some of her time volunteering.

Oak Dowling, JD, is a retired attorney with 43 years of practice, including 31 years in San Rafael. He’s a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Law School and a native of Chicago. He has lived in Marin County for 50+ years and for over 25 years he was a part-time Instructor of Law at College of Marin. For the past 12 years Oak has been an Instructor in the OLLI program at Dominican University in the subject of “Courtroom Drama in the Movies and Theatre.” Oak has been a member of the Marin County Financial Abuse Specialist Team (“FAST”) since its inception in 2011 and was selected as Outstanding Marin County Volunteer of the Year for 2012-2013. He has been a member of Marin Forum for over 25 years and was its President in 2002.