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Posting Personal Information Online Invites Scammers and Thieves
By having personal information like family photos online, seniors make themselves easier prey for scams such as the "family member in distress" or "granny scam." Here is how one scammer stole from one elderly couple by posing as their grandson.
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Medicare Fraud Costs Taxpayers Millions: How to Prevent It
Fraud costs the Medicare Program millions of dollars every year, which results in higher health care costs for everyone. Here's what you can do to help fight Medicare fraud.
How to spot Medicare fraud »
Your Parent Could Be a Victim of Identity Theft and Not Know It
Anyone can become the victim of identity theft. It often happens when a thief steals an elderly person's social security number, bank account number, or financial documents. With that information, financial ruin can happen.
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Can Elderly Scams be Prevented?

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