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'Hook-up fee' for two-way pagers a scam, officials say

By The News-Gazette
Tuesday, May 1, 2007 6:44 AM CDT

State officials on Monday warned against a scam attempting to trick seniors into giving out credit-card numbers.

The scam involves an emergency two-way voice pager the Illinois Department on Aging's Community Care Program provides for free to help qualifying seniors continue to live independently.

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