Scams & Fraud

Medicare and Medicaid recipients will breathe a sigh of relief as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced that they are in the process of removing social security numbers from insurance cards. This move will offer greater protection to 57.7 million Americans.

IRS to use Private Debt Collectors for Overdue Taxes

Eager to do a spring cleaning of old financial statements as tax season winds down? If so, be careful when disposing of such documents.

Con artists have a heyday during tax season, when many people fail to dispose of paperwork containing personal information. That’s why AARP Arizona is sponsoring Fraud Watch Network sessions on March 18, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at the Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert, and March 27, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at R.H. Johnson Recreation Center in Sun City West.

by Linda Vitale - Lead Trainer and Educator AARP Arizona Fraud Watch Network

By Miriam Davidson