SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio council member is pushing a plan to stop scammers from targeting seniors.

This comes in the middle of the holiday season, with online shopping and donations at an all-time high — but so are scams.

The Council Consideration Request plan, or CCR for short, would create strategies to stop multiple scam angles toward seniors — from door-to-door, telephone and internet scams.

In detail, District 5’s Councilwoman Teri Castillo’s plan would auto-enroll seniors in the state and federal Do Not Call registry.

Door visits would be banned after sunset and on Sundays.

And if you do go door-to-door for payment, you'd be required to show a badge or ID.

Other details in the plan include collaboration with law enforcement and financial institutions. Guides and seminars wou

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