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Importance of outreach and education in preventing immigration services fraud
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DCWP representatives discuss the critical role of outreach and education in preventing immigration services fraud, highlighting the significance of Introduction 205 in enhancing these efforts.
- Introduction 205 aims to increase outreach and expand ways to reach individuals at risk of fraud
- DCWP partners with various organizations and offices to spread awareness
- The agency emphasizes the importance of identifying trusted voices in communities to disseminate information
- Preventative measures are crucial, as recovering money for fraud victims is often challenging
- DCWP encourages reporting of fraud cases, even if they can't always recover lost funds
Vilda Vera Mayuga
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I think if I may add, Chair Aviles, it's part of why it's important, right, Introduction two zero five which is all about outreach and increasing the ways that we reach individuals because I mean I'm proud of the work that we've done.
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I'm not gonna tell you not, right?
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I mean we do get out there.
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We partner with all of our offices.
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We partner with some of the organizations that are even here today and it's about getting the word out because unfortunately in the case of your constituent, they're probably not going to get their money and you're right.
0:37:18
This is their life savings.
0:37:19
I mean back when I was at the Attorney General's office in 2010 I think it was I was there, similar situations and it's heartbreaking obviously to meet with these individuals and tell them thank you for coming and telling me about this.
0:37:32
Let's try to stop the conduct but I don't know if I can get you the money back.
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Yeah.
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Because it is the nature of the business, the fly by night, they disappear, they're gone, you can't track them anymore.
0:37:43
And obviously the hope is that through more outreach that we'll continue doing and strengthening by things, some of the things that are in Intro 02/2005 and just more partnership, we continue to get the word out and individuals, right, that like you said, a neighbor said.
0:37:58
I mean, joked other times that they got other hearings that my mom will get her advice from her hair salon, right?
0:38:03
And it's just like, oh my god, your daughter's a commissioner.
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But things like that where you really want to get who's the trusted voice.
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Who is the trusted voice where people are getting the information?
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How do we convince them to come to us or report on behalf of someone else so that then we can have more information to do the enforcement to the extent that we can or partner with others that may have other tools that we don't have.