The Latest Scams Circulating the Consumer World. Be warned. Be informed.
January 2007
Medicare Scam
If you know someone who receives Medicare health benefits, this is an important piece of information to pass along. Medicare ScamsA new scam is targeting seniors is surfacing all over the country. Con artists are calling senior citizens and telling them that their medical benefits are ending. Somehow the scam artists have gotten information about folks who are on Social Security/Medicare and they know the person’s social security number when they call. The con artists tell the seniors that they have a certain amount of time to get a new card because their current card is dead. If they don’t act immediately, they won’t receive their social security check in the mail. This threat scares many seniors into divulging their checking account number. Minutes after the phone call ends, crooks empty the checking account of the unsuspecting senior. Play It SafeIf someone claims to be calling from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and asks for your bank account, credit card, or life insurance policy numbers, it’s a scam. SSA will never ask for that information, and the only time someone calling from the SSA will ask for your Social Security number is if you applied for low-income assistance and the number you put on your application wasn’t correct. Source: www.clarkhoward.com
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