Category archives: Senior Scams
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6 years ago
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The federal government has begun mailing new Medicare cards to 59 million Americans. You should keep track of when your new card will arrive and contact Medicare if you don't receive it.
To prevent fraud and fight identity theft, the federal government is issuing new cards to all Medicare ben... [read more]
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6 years ago
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New rules have been put in place to protect seniors with brokerage accounts from financial scams that could drain the accounts before anyone notices.
As the population ages, elder financial abuse is a mounting problem. Vulnerable seniors can become victims of scammers who convince them to emp... [read more]
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7 years ago
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The latest IRS telephone scam involves taxpayers receiving calls from criminals who are claiming to need to collect taxes with demands for this payment to be made with a pre-paid gift card. These criminals are able to fake the IRS phone number that shows on taxpayers' caller id devices and often per... [read more]
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7 years ago
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A new federal law is designed to address the growing problem of elder abuse. The law supports efforts to better understand, prevent, and combat both financial and physical elder abuse.
The prevalence of elder abuse is hard to calculate because it is underreported, but according to the Nationa... [read more]
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8 years ago
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In a move that could be confusing to seniors who are vulnerable to scams, the IRS will begin using private debt collection agencies to collect past-due taxes. The new program will begin in April 2017.
Authorized by a law Congress passed in December 2015, the IRS may now contract with private ... [read more]
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