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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

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Pennsylvania Senior Helen Cohen Details How Josh Shapiro Helped Recover Her Money After Dangerous Online Scam

PENNSYLVANIA – Today, Shapiro for Pennsylvania released a new video featuring Helen Cohen – a Pennsylvania senior who lives on a fixed income – who Shapiro’s office helped recover $3,800 after malicious online scammers hacked her private information. In the video, Helen shares the difficult story of how she was scammed – and how when she turned to Josh Shapiro for help, Shapiro’s office swiftly got to work and retrieved her hard earned money.

“The service I got from his office was a combination of kindness, professionalism, being on top of it, and trying to cover every aspect that they could,” Helen Cohen says in the video. “We are lucky in the state of Pennsylvania that we have a competent and very caring Attorney General in the person of Josh Shapiro. I definitely feel that Josh has our backs for the seniors across the state. I think Josh Shapiro would make an amazing Governor.”

As Attorney General, Josh Shapiro has taken on malicious scammers who target Pennsylvania’s vulnerable seniors. Shapiro has fought to protect seniors from these dangerous scams, return their lost savings, and make it easier to report scams quickly. Shapiro has partnered with retailers across the Commonwealth to crack down on gift card scams targeting seniors – just like the scam that cost Helen Cohen nearly $4,000. Shapiro has also worked with federal leaders to try and block robocalls that scam Pennsylvania seniors, and established a Consumer Financial Protection Unit to better protect consumers across the Commonwealth.

Josh Shapiro has a long track record of taking on those trying to screw over Pennsylvanians and holding them accountable. Throughout his time as Attorney General, Josh has stood up for consumers, seniors who’ve been scammed, and students preyed upon by private lenders. Shapiro repeatedly taken on the big fights on behalf of all Pennsylvanians – and as Governor, he will continue to protect Pennsylvania seniors and work to ensure their private information and life savings are safe from scams.

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