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March 2015 Vol Serving ATLANTA & Suburban Areas Enjoy Crossword and Information For Ages Sudoku Puzzles at www.seniornewsga.com! 50 PLUS! TurkishTurkish artistartist keepskeeps cultureculture springingspringing forward!forward! Story on page 7 March 2015 Vol. 29, No. 3 Page 2 • March 2015 • Senior News • Atlanta Child Predator Scam preys on parents’ fear by KELVIN COLLINS Living Near You!" The email claims to But this spam isn't actually affili- linked text will say one thing, but the President/CEO, BBB of Central be a notification that "a registered- ated with Kids Live Safe. Sending link will point somewhere else. Georgia & the CSRA, Inc. child-offender has just moved into users to that website appears to be a Scammers either set up fake websites your area," and this information is way to lend credibility and distract or hack into third-party sites and use based on your "local area zipcode." from the actual scam. Clicking on the them to host malware. 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