by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2023 | Scam of the day
For many years Medicare used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number which put Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft. Medicare resisted changing the Medicare number to a safer random number for many years. Finally, in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 23, 2023 | Scam of the day
For many years Medicare used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number which put Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft, Medicare resisted changing the Medicare number to a safer random number for many years. Finally, in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 17, 2020 | Scam of the day
In yet another Coronavirus related scam, criminals posing as Medicare employees are calling people offering “Covid-19 kits,” “Coronavirus packages” or Medicare benefits related to the Coronavirus. During the course of the call the scammer...
by admin | Jun 3, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Medicare has used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number since the inception of Medicare and despite the rest of the country recognizing that this puts Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft, Medicare resisted changing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 11, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Older Americans are often sought out as victims of scams and identity theft schemes for many reasons. Often they are more trusting and also may have saved money so that they become an enticing target. In addition, recent studies have shown that as we age, a part of...
