PBSO hosted a very informative and interactive sessions about VAST.

VAST is a team made up of volunteers with the primary goal to educate citizens to prevent scam victimization, provide information with regard to available resources and to ‘harden the target’ against future financial victimization and losses.

HOW TO OUTSMART THE SCAMMERS

The mission of the Volunteer Against Scams Team (VAST) is to advocate and assist citizens of Palm Beach County who have been targeted as victims of financial crimes, VAST core objectives include preventing additional victimization and providing assistance in recovering from crimes involving identity theft, fraud and other mainstream financial crimes.