by Jill S. | May 7, 2019 | Caregivers, Common Scams, Eldercare, Prevent Phone Fraud
UPDATE – May 2019 Are you getting unwanted phone calls from country code 222 or 223? The One Ring call scam has surged back in the last few weeks, with the FCC issuing an alert to consumers. This new wave of one ring calls started from the West African country...
by Jill S. | Jun 18, 2018 | Common Scams, Eldercare, Prevent Phone Fraud
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are replacing all Medicare identification cards. The new cards remove your Social Security Number and replace it with a new, 11-digit number that is unique to each beneficiary. This helps protect against...
by Jill S. | Dec 15, 2017 | Common Scams, Eldercare, Prevent Phone Fraud
How to Identify Medicare Card Scams According to Time.com, when open enrollment occurs, that is a time when older Americans are allowed to make changes to their medicare guidelines such as switching their coverage. Scammers in particular take advantage of this by...
by Jill S. | Aug 15, 2017 | Common Scams, Eldercare, Prevent Phone Fraud
Updated 6/25/2019: What is ringless voicemail and how did it become a problem? Have you started getting random messages in your voicemail, but didn’t remember your phone ringing? You may be targeted by a special kind of robocall known as ringless voicemail. The...
by Jill S. | Apr 25, 2017 | Caregivers, Common Scams, Eldercare, Prevent Phone Fraud
If you are a caregiver of a family member, you know how it can eat up so much of your resources – time, money, and patience. A study by Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America found the impact to you is increased by more than half. The 2016 Safeguarding Our...
by Tavis S. | Apr 5, 2017 | Common Scams, Prevent Phone Fraud
IRS Warns Seniors to Remain on Alert to Phone Scams In 2016, the IRS Scam was the most reported scam on the Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker. With tax season here, scammers will again be aggressively targeting seniors. To learn more, watch this 1:30 video from the...
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