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Blooming Boomers, Late Bloomers of Autumn and Winter Podcast

The booming Blooming Boomers, Late Bloomers (and Others) podcast is an Autumn and Winter Productions podcast. The podcast focus is on topics resonating especially with those of us 50 years old and up, and up: the booming, blooming Boomers, the late Bloomers, and just us all of us more mature folks: exploring, celebrating, sharing, the wonderful creative and amazing autumn and winter seasons of our lives. Topics are wide-range and include health, travel, dating, making new friends, dress code, bursts of new-found creativity, dealing with loss, retirement, fitness, residential care, dealing with ageism, down-sizing, new careers and businesses, happiness, ageing well, death, quality of life as we get older .... Each podcast is 15-30 minutes in duration and follows one of the following 3 formats: co-hosts Anna and Mirella share their personal views on a particular topic; or, invited guest(s) add their input and stories based on their knowledge, experience, challenges, achievements; or, On the Street perspectives on a specific topic from the general public - random passers-by. We generally post 1-2 episodes per month (with possible exception during the summer months and December). Some of the experiences and perceptions we discuss are common to us all as we get older, some are very unique as each one of us. The overall goal of the podcast series is to provide a voice, and even a community, for those of us 50 years old and well beyond, in a society that at large tends to minimize those voices and their relevance. We'd like to continue helping to shape the world, to contribute, encourage discussion, to inspire, inform, question, to understand, even provoke and challenge what it means to be an autumn and winter bloomer today in our communities, in our society and in the world in general. During each podcast, we strive to be our authentic selves and share our journeys, so our style is personal, open, curious, sometimes even philosophical, partly our own self-discovery and growth - so please join us. A bit more about the podcast team: AnnaKC (Kaz Chmielewski) (nickname "Anya") - podcast co-host, podcast executive producer; engineering and business graduate from Montreal, worked as a Project Manager in various tech industries and past liaison and associate producer for the Backstage-Vancouver video blog; currently working on various shorts, documentaries, short stories; Mirella Gibeau - podcast co-host; Mirella holds a Masters degree in Education from the University of Alberta; she is a former high school theatre arts teacher; presently Mirella is working as an actress already seen in various films, shorts, commercials - one of her latest projects is "The Tale Blazers" www.talltrueandtangled.com ; Nick Wangersky - podcast audio/editor; Nick is a Vancouver Arts Institute graduate; he is the editor of Hollywood North Magazine, and an all-around talent in the independent film industry. We record out of various locations in the Vancouver, BC, Canada area - hence any local references and service locales are within that geographic area. We also include contact info for anyone interested. However, we feel our topics have relevance just about anywhere you are located and likely any service(s) we refer to can be just as easily found in your area too. Our guests although often from the Vancouver region also hail from other parts of the world. Feel free to check our our constantly evolving website www.thebloomingboomers.com, contact us with your feedback if you like via email bbteam@thebloomingboomers.com or use the form located on the web site. We look forward to your input.

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S3 E5 - Fraud Prevention Tips for Seniors

November 26, 2020 • Frank Runles;www.thebloomingboomers.com; bbteam@thebloomingboomers.com Anna - podcast co-host and producer; Mirella - podcast co-host; Nick - podcast audio/editor (please see below for more about the podcast and us). • Season 3 • Episode 5

Anna and Mirella talk to former FBI agent Frank Runles. Frank describes the type of scams out there, especially those targeting seniors, how to detect a scam, a typical scam artist profile, and what preventive measures you can take to not end a victim of fraud.

A bit of back ground on Frank Runles:
Mr. Frank Runles was a Special Agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for more than 21 years. During his tenure with the FBI, Frank investigated a wide variety of criminal matters to include organized crime, financial institution fraud, health care fraud, labor racketeering, kidnappings, and serial murders. During his investigative career, Frank conducted more than 1,000 interviews both internationally and domestic.

Frank also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Virginia as part of the FBI National Academy. In this role, Mr. Runles instructed more than 900 Secret Service, U.S. Marshal Service, Department of Homeland Security Agents, and other U.S. and international senior law enforcement officers on Advanced Interview Techniques and Forensic Statement Analysis. Frank was also the Lead Instructor for new FBI agents, instructing courses on Interviewing and Interrogations, Detection of Deception, and Intelligence Collection Techniques. In a similar role, Frank taught these same courses for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) State Security Division Investigators and Intelligence Officers.

Frank was also selected by the FBI for overseas duty. In this role, Frank worked with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Navy Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and with the CIA and Joint Special Operations Forces in Iraq conducting intelligence debriefings of hundreds of foreign fighters captured during combat operations. Frank also served for 10 years on the FBI SWAT team, including in the role of Sniper Team Leader.

Frank is the host of the “Lies People Tell” podcast, where each week he teaches how to know when you are being deceived using Deceptive Language Analysis.
You can listen to his podcast at:
https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-rugged-individualist-with-frank-runles

Below are several links Frank thought would be helpful, especially for those of you residing in the United States, although similar/equivalent resources are likely available in other countries as well.

National Center for Victims of Crime:
https://victimsofcrime.org

The National Center for Elder Abuse:
https://www.ncea.aoa.gov/index.html

Federal Trade Commission:
www.ftc.gov

The National Association of Adult Protective Services:
www.napsa-now.org

As always, we look forward to your input and/or any questions.
Feel free to drop us a line at: bbteam@thebloomingboomers.com
www.thebloomingboomers.com

And if you'd like to share your story, hobbies, insights, experiences, ... let us know and we'll be happy to consider you as our guest on our podcast and/or YouTube channel.

Please note: This edition of Blooming Boomers has been audio-recorded via Zoom, along with real-time noise, microphone, etc. glitches :-) Apologies.