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MEDICARE.GOV Alert

Last week, the AMAC Foundation became aware of an important alert message issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In case you’re not subscribed to receive these...Read More

The Ultimate Internet Safety Guide for Seniors

(Source: www.safetydetectives.com. Reposted with full permission.) Every year, seniors are scammed out of tens of billions of dollars, money they’ve spent their entire lives saving only to have it...Read More

Vacation Planning Time is Here…But Be Careful! The Crooks Are Out in Full Force!!

It’s still early in the year, but many folks are actively looking ahead to where they’ll be vacationing this year. Perhaps a cruise to the Caribbean, maybe a European...Read More

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Don’t Get Scrooged by a Holiday Scam

(Reprinted from Florida Consumer Newsletter – December 2019 edition) Wouldn’t it be nice if criminals took a break for the holidays, leaving the rest of us to enjoy our celebrations...Read More

Hurricane Relief–Be Careful How You Contribute

We’re all aware of the devastation brought to The Bahamas by Hurricane Dorian, and many of us are moved to contribute financially to aid in the recovery challenges faced...Read More

Tips for Protecting Home Buyers, Sellers, Owners, and Renters

From time-to-time, we post helpful articles that our readers can review to stay current on issues of importance to their well-being. Many of these involve alerts on scams and...Read More

At Last: Spam Calls and Robocalls are Getting Legal Attention

Clearly, one of the biggest annoyances many Americans face these days is the constant deluge of unwanted phone calls from people and organizations attempting to get access first to...Read More

Social Security Podcast 30: The “Do Over” option; Suspending benefits; Earning credits; Scam attacks involving seniors and Social Security;

This Friday podcast is a potpourri of  topics such as the “Do Over” option ( the ability to stop your benefits and start over later), suspending benefits, earning credits...Read More

‘Tis the Season…for More Scammers and Fraudsters to Come Out from Under their Rocks!

Well, here we go again! The Holidays are fast-approaching and, unfortunately, this is the time of the year when the thieves, outlaws, and technology-based bandits up their efforts to prey...Read More

New Medicare Cards Are Arriving…Keep Your Guard Up!

The reformatted Medicare identification cards are arriving, and many of you have already received yours. I just received mine a week ago, and it prompted me to once again...Read More