<div>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gaston, Pamela</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov">Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov</a>></span><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Date: Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 2:23 PM<br>Subject: Reminder: Your Invitation to the August Commission Connection Conference Call<br>To: Allen, Krystle <<a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</a>><br></div><br><br>




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<b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:normal">The Commission</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;line-height:normal"> for
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</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:normal">August 2021 Commission Connection Conference Call
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<b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:normal">“From Phishing Scams to Identity Theft:
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 Awareness and Caution Can Protect You From Cybercrime”</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;line-height:normal"> </span></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:normal">Wednesday, August 25, 2021</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;line-height:normal"> </span></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background:white;line-height:normal">Identity thieves were busier than ever as the pandemic erupted nationwide last year, with reports of </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">identity
 theft in the U.S. skyrocketing to nearly 1.4 million in 2020, more than double the number a year earlier. Criminals hijacked other peoples’ identities to make purchases, apply for benefits and to obtain driver's licenses, passports and other government-issued
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background:white;line-height:normal">Join us as our panelist share their knowledge on phishing, scams, identity theft and other cybercrimes. Speakers (including an actual cybercrime victim),
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call in number: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 6486149# </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Relay Captioning Link for individuals who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired:  </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Host: Krystle Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">If you have any questions, or would like to suggest topics for future Commission Connection Calls, please don’t hesitate to email:
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</div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>​</span>Warmly, <br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>732-421-7063<br></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email: </span><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br><i>Website: </i></span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Facebook: </i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Twitter: </i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">@NFBNewJersey</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>YouTube: </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">NFBNJTransformDreams</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Live the life you want.<br></i><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><font size="1">The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Everyday we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</font></i></span></font><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><font size="1"><br></font></i></span></font></div><div></div></div><div dir="auto"></div><font color="#888888"></font></div></div>