by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 26, 2019 | Scam of the day
DNA testing has become very popular for helping to determine your ancestry. They also can be used to identify your genetic risk of certain diseases. Scammers, however are taking advantage of people’s interest in these tests that are done for medical purposes...
by admin | Jul 8, 2018 | Scam of the day
Medicare has used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number since the inception of Medicare in 1965 and despite the rest of the country recognizing that this puts Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft, Medicare resisted...
by admin | Nov 5, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The open enrollment period for Medicare is going on now. Open enrollment for Medicare is open season for scammers who use interest in Medicare as an opportunity to scam unsuspecting victims. Here is a link to my latest column for USA Today which discusses the various...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The open enrollment period for Medicare began on October 15th and continues until December 7th. This is the only time during the year that people enrolled in Medicare can change their Medicare health plans, Medigap plans and their prescription drug plans. By now,...
by admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Here is a link to Steve Weisman’s latest Bankrate.com column entitled “It’s open season on Medicare scams.” ...