In May of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it received 46,000 impostor scam complaints. Older victims tend to lead to bigger paydays for crooks than younger victims. One of the most popular frauds is when scammers call pretending that they’re Medicare representatives or that they’re from a medical supply company. They really want your personal information. Read a story from Consumer Reports by clicking here. Your local Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) can help you prevent, detect, and report fraud; find your local SMP by clicking here.
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