by Cathy Rowe, DrPH, Executive Director, NJAAW Unfortunately, we have seen this over and over: Well-meaning older adults who want to support a good cause become the targets or victims of a scam Why Are There Scams About Ukraine? Let’s be clear – the people of Ukraine need our support and help. Lives are disrupted, […]
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Avoiding COVID-19 Vaccination Scams
Guest blog by Charles Clarkson, Esq., Project Director, Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey On March 13, 2020, a national health emergency was declared due to the coronavirus pandemic. After many years of running the Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey (SMP), I knew it was only a matter of time before we starting seeing […]
Medicare Fraud. How We Can Fight it.
Today we bring you a blog post from guest blogger and NJFA friend Charles Clarkson, Project Director of the Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey. By Charles Clarkson, Project Director, Senior Medicare Patrol of NJ Medicare fraud is estimated to cost American taxpayers $60 billion a year, monies that are siphoned off and are […]
Scams and Tech, Part 3: Kicking Scammers to the Curb
By Mason Crane-Bolton We’ve already given you some tips to protect yourself against the scammers we’ve listed in this series, but what else can you do? How can you best ensure you’re safe from scams and scammers? Sadly, there is no silver bullet, no perfect solution that will guarantee you’ll never be in contact with […]
Scams and Tech, Part 2: Sweetheart Scams
By Mason Crane-Bolton In part one of our tech-scams series, we talked about the all-pervasive en-masse scams, the kinds of scams that flood your inbox and phone. Today we talk about a scam more sinister and possibly more dangerous, the romance scam. Romance scams, also known as “sweetheart” scams, are one of the most prevalent […]
Scams and Tech, Part 1: The En Masse Scams
By Mason Crane-Bolton We know about tech. We know about scams—scams where older adults are often the target. But what do we know about how tech and scams overlap? Wherever you live and however tech-savvy you consider yourself, it’s more than likely you encounter scams on an almost daily basis. Many of these scams may […]
Cybersecurity: Where does it begin? Where does it end?
Mitchell Feather, Vice-President, Creative Associates It seems like every day brings news of more cyber threats and breaches, which seems to leave you with more questions than answers. Has my information been stolen? How should I respond? What can I do to protect myself? What can I do to detect and avoid threats? Companies […]
Recent Developments in D.C. To Combat Financial Abuse of the Elderly
Recent Developments in D.C. To Combat Financial Abuse of the Elderly by Robert M. Jaworski, Esq. Financial abuse of the elderly is getting some attention in Washington these days, and, some say, it‚Äôs about time.¬† On February 22, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and law enforcement partners announced[1] the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud […]
Scammer Lingo
Scammer Lingo Here on NJFA‚Äôs blog we have featured a few posts about scams, we‚Äôve also done articles in Renaissance and posted scam warnings on Social Media. It seems there is always a new scam or the resurgence of an old scam to be on the lookout for. But that got us thinking‚Ķ do we […]
The New Medicare Cards
The New Medicare Cards By Charles Clarkson, Project Director, Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey In 2015, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. This law requires the removal of the social security numbers from all Medicare cards by April 2019. This new initiative is referred to as the Social Security Number Removal […]