Beware of COVID-19 Scams & Learn About Medicare COVID-19 Coverage
Scams are already underway regarding the coronavirus. We’ve heard a report of someone receiving a robocall that used COVID-19 as a scare tactic to get the caller to act to “keep your family safe”....
View ArticleMedicare & Coronavirus ~ What You Need to Know
This article, written by Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), provides tips on how to avoid coronavirus (COVID-19) scams and reviews Medicare’s coverage...
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Beware of Offers to Test for Coronavirus ~ These Are Scams
As the novel 2019 coronavirus (COVID-2019) is spreading locally and worldwide, people’s concern and anxiety are high. This concern, combined with new information daily, creates a situation ripe for...
View ArticleWatch Out for New Social Security Benefit Suspension Scam
The Inspector General for Social Security just sent out a warning about fraudulent letters threatening to suspend Social Security benefits due to the coronavirus or COVID-19-related office closures....
View ArticleAvoid COVID-19 Scams & Counterfeits ~ Quick Tips to Safely Purchase Medicines...
The following information was written by the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM), and is available in English and Spanish. PSM is a public health group comprised of more than 45 non-profit members...
View ArticleFAQs on COVID-19 Medicare Coverage
This Q&A answers questions beneficiaries, family members and caregivers may have regarding a wide range of Medicare coverage issues during the pandemic, including questions about services unrelated...
View ArticleBeware of COVID-19 Stimulus Check Direct Deposit Scams
Below is a fraud alert from our partners at the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR). There are phone, text and email scams currently targeting SSI (Supplemental Security Income)...
View ArticleWatch Out for Continued COVID-19 Scams
Unfortunately, scammers are continuing to exploit the fear and isolation people are feeling during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place. Beware of scammers posing as government officials, bank employees, or...
View ArticleScammers Are Profiting from the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is a WARNING from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General: Scammers are trying to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic. They may show up at your door claiming to have tests for the...
View ArticleBeware of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Scams
Scam artists are using the coronavirus outbreak to swindle Californians into giving up personal information, according to the California Department of Justice. California Attorney General Xavier...
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