{"id":178669,"date":"2026-03-05T01:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178669\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T01:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:53:08","slug":"orange-county-neighborhood-services-division-to-host-taking-the-con-out-of-consumer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178669\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Neighborhood Services Division to Host \u201cTaking the CON Out of Consumer\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t04 March, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOrange County Government Public Information Officer<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEmail: PIO@ocfl.net\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Media Invited to Community Consumer Protection Event<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23597 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26.01_OC-Logo-V-Color.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"167\"  \/>Orange County, FL \u2013 The Orange County Neighborhood Services Division will host the 2026 Taking the CON Out of Consumer forum on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Holden Heights Community Center.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a strong community response, the event has reached capacity and registration is closed. However, members of the media are invited to attend and to interview experts and participants.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature presenters from local and state agencies who will share insights into the latest fraud trends, common scams targeting consumers, and practical steps that can protect consumers and their families.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN:<br \/>Friday, March 6, 2026<br \/>10:30 a.m. \u2013 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>WHERE:<br \/>Holden Heights Community Center<br \/>1201 20th Street, Orlando, FL 32805<\/p>\n<p>On-site Media Contacts:<br \/>Steven Bulinski 407-721-6079<br \/>Paula Hamilton 407-451-8231<\/p>\n<p>About Orange County Government:\u00a0Orange County Government strives to serve its residents and guests with integrity, honesty, fairness and professionalism. Located in Central Florida, Orange County includes 13 municipalities and is home to world-famous theme parks, one of the nation\u2019s largest convention centers and a thriving life science research park. Seven elected members make up the Board of County Commissioners, including the Mayor, who is elected countywide. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.OCFL.net<\/a>\u00a0or go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/Home\/SocialMedia.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County Government\u2019s social media channels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#header\" class=\"back-to-top-link\">Back To Top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"04 March, 2026 Orange County Government Public Information Officer&#13; Email: PIO@ocfl.net Media Invited to Community Consumer Protection Event&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-178669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-orlando","9":"tag-orlando-headlines","10":"tag-orlando-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}