Community invited to attend Fraud Schemes Prevention and Awareness event on January 30, 2026

Author: District Attorney
Date: 1/6/2026 3:21 PM

District Attorney Dan Dow invites you to attend a free seminar about how to identify, prevent, and respond to fraud schemes. Separate presentations are tailored for three audiences: the general public, real estate professionals, and small businesses. The event will be held January 30th at the Katcho Achadjian Government Center in downtown San Luis Obispo.

The crime of fraud is rapidly growing in our community and across our nation. Locally there has been a dramatic rise in AI scams, vacant property real estate fraud, and targeted attacks against small businesses.

To help thwart this criminal trend and to help you avoid becoming a fraud victim, the District Attorney's Office will host a special prevention and awareness symposium on Friday, January 30, 2026. This free event will offer three unique, two-hour presentations. Community members are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions.

Here is the event flyer.

Session #1 - (General Public) is from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This will be open to the public and will expose current fraud schemes aimed at our local residents.

Session #2 - (Real Estate) is from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The second session is tailored for real estate professionals to help them identify fraud schemes targeting property sales.

Session # 3 - (Small Business) is from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The final presentation is aimed at helping small business owners learn how to protect their assets from targeted schemes.

All sessions will be held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers inside the Katcho Achadjian Government Center located at 1055 Monterey Street in downtown San Luis Obispo.
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