Nov 12 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about a fraud scheme involving genetic testing. Genetic testing fraud occurs when Medicare is billed for a test or screening that was not medically necessary and/or was not ordered by a Medicare beneficiary’s treating physician. Scammers are offering Medicare …
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Sep 30 2019
If you think your checkbook and paper statements keep you safe, think again! Article courtesy by Marc Saltzman, AARP, September 3, 2019 You log into your banking site and immediately notice something’s wrong, horribly wrong. Somehow, your account has been compromised and money is missing. At the risk of fearmongering, this isn’t as uncommon as …
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Apr 10 2018
New Medicare cards will be sent to recipients between April 2018 to April 2019, says AMAC ‘It won’t be a foolproof precaution, but it will go a long way toward protecting your identities’ Medicare has long been a lucrative target for fraudsters. In fact, Medicare fraud costs taxpayers tens of billions of dollars each year. …
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Nov 07 2017
Trying to reach Netflix for help with your account? If so, watch out for this crafty con. Scammers provide fake customer support numbers online and fool callers into purchasing unrelated computer software. How the Scam Works: You are having trouble with your Netflix account, so you search online for the customer support phone number. A …
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Sep 05 2017
By Shelley Polansky BBB has received reports of con artists calling people across the United States and Canada and claiming that their iCloud accounts have been hacked. The scam works like this: You get a robocall claiming to be from Apple Support. You Caller ID may say “Apple Inc.” or the name of your local …
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May 16 2016
Raise your hand if you’ve received a call out of the blue informing you that a virus or other malady has been identified on your computer. Now raise your hand (it’s OK, no one can see) if you’ve become a victim of what is known as the tech support scam. The tech support scam is …
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