Fraud

Medicare Beneficiaries Urged to Be on the Look-Out for Phone Scams

Seniors and people with disabilities should be aware of a scheme that asks Medicare beneficiaries for money and checking account information to help them enroll in a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. NO Medicare drug plan representative can ask a person with Medicare for bank account or other personal information over the telephone.

New Twist on an Old Email Scam

Unsolicited offers from people outside the US offering money to anyone that will assist in the transfer of funds to people living in the US. The initial contact is by Email and offers 10% of the money sent to the person assisting in the transfer. Then comes the company check via FedEx with instructions to cash the check, deduct the 10% handling fee, then obtain a money order, and forward the funds per their instructions. Later it is learned the company check is a forgery and the victim is out the whole amount.

Email ID Thefts

Email from a company you may do business with that indicates someone has attempted entry into your account. It then asks you to go to a website and verify your account information to re-activate your account. The website will initially ask you to enter your account and password information. The web page is a fake and is only there to steal your account and ID information. The key point to look at is the first Email – it is not address to you, but to “Dear Customer.” Remember, the companies you do business with know you by name.