by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 23, 2026 | 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. | Oct 2, 2025 | Scam of the day
As always scammers are opportunists taking advantage of whatever is in the news, particularly if the news creates some sense of emergency and the present government shutdown fits the bill. Scammers are contacting targeted victims by emails, text messages and phone...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2025 | 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 2, 2025 | 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. | Nov 27, 2024 | 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...
