OREANDA-NEWS. December 14, 2012. MegaFon is going to organize training seminars at the exhibition-forum 50 PLUS, how to protect oneself against mobile fraud on the eve of the New Year holiday. Also, the operator will present devices and services designed to assist senior citizens in their everyday life.

On December 12–15, 2012, Expocenter on Krasnaya Presnya St. will host the Forum-Exhibition 50 PLUS, which goal is to pool together the efforts of the state, the public organizations and the business to improve quality of life for the people of ripe years. MegaFon, a universal operator, will participate in the exhibition for the second time to demonstrate its services and devices and tell older people how to resist the phone fraud.

“Today, many 50+ year-old citizens master new technologies. There are grandmothers and grandfathers who are in active touch with their children and grandchildren by mobile phone or computer,” says Sergey Khrenov, head of fraud management of MegaFon. “People of ripe age, who stand for 20% of total subscribers — around 12 million people, frequently fall prey to the tricks of phone fraudsters using modern technologies. We intend to organize special training seminars at the company’s exhibition stand for the 50 PLUS attendees how to withstand such acts of fraud, since with the fraud by phone — forewarned, forearmed.”

During 50 PLUS event, operator will help visitors learn more about peculiarities of computer and mobile technologies. The stand will feature the MegaGuru, a specialist who can customize any phone, comprehend many useful options, new arrivals and modern devices and tell how to optimize expenses on communications.