UPDATED VERSION OF SENIOR CITIZEN HANDBOOK AVAILABLE

(Pierre) – Attorney General Larry Long announced today the updated version of the Senior Citizen Handbook is now available to the public. 

“The handbook has been revised and includes new information on telemarketing, identity theft, advance fee loans and much more,” said Long. “The main focus of the book continues to center around the basic issues that seniors face daily.” 

The senior handbook was put together through the joint effort of the South Dakota Office of Adult Services and Aging, State Bar of South Dakota, State Division of Insurance, State Division of Securities, State Department of Social Services, Social Security Administration, and the Attorney General’s Office.

Anyone interested in receiving the latest edition of the South Dakota Senior Citizen Handbook, may contact the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-300-1986 or consumerhelp@state.sd.us. Consumers can also view the handbook by visiting the Attorney General’s website at http://atg.sd.gov/Seniors.aspx.

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