The Niagara Office for the Aging is warning seniors about a new scam involving the county’s home delivered meal program. 

The scam involves someone, pretending to be from the Niagara County Department of Health, calling and saying a person’s home delivered meals will be canceled if they do not immediately pay for their meals. The caller then attempts to get personal information.

“There is nothing more despicable then making a senior worry about not receiving their meals as a way to scam them,” said Darlene DiCarlo, director of OFA. “We have tried to contact all of our meal recipients and warn them of this scam, but we want to alert the public as well, especially the family and friends of those receiving meals through our program or any other agency.”

“These scam calls can sound so believable so I want to again warn seniors that no Niagara County department is calling you unsolicited and demanding payment information,” said DiCarlo. 

DiCarlo stressed that seniors are not obligated to pay for meals through the county home delivery program and any payments are considered voluntary donations.

Those with questions about a county program can contact NY Connects at 716-438-3030.