Countdown the Top 10 Scams of 2020
The BBB Education Foundation/Texas Senior Medicare Patrol is working hard to ensure they are keeping the community safe from SCAMS. Join them for a virtual webinar, Countdown the Top 10 Scams of 2020, on September 25, 2020, at 10 a.m. CST. Join the zoom meeting online using the following link, meeting ID and passcode: https://zoom.us/j/92901529540?pwd=dkZ6V3VXSjFSUVYwN0NXMy9sWnYwQT09 Meeting ID: 929 0152 9540 Passcode: 411613 You can also join by dialing in at +1 346 248 7799
Ever Evolving Grandparent Scam – Scam of the Week
The BBB Education Foundation/Texas Senior Medicare Patrol is working hard to ensure they are keeping the community safe from SCAMS. Each week they share a “scam of the week” video on YouTube. This week's focus is on the Ever Evolving Grandparent Scam, which now includes technology to make a scammer sound like your grandchild. Follow these tips and share to keep your grandparents safe! To report scams, contact the Federal Trade
Don’t Let Disaster Strike Twice! Scam of the Week
The BBB Education Foundation/Texas Senior Medicare Patrol is working hard to ensure they are keeping the community safe from SCAMS. Each week they share a “scam of the week” video on YouTube. This week's episode is Don't Let Disaster Strike Twice! Disaster Scams. Help us stop these scams – please send out to your community! View the past scam videos: Debit Card Dangers - https://youtu.be/OpJJNiDofwg BURN Notice (Pandemic Scams) - https://youtu.be/ni-1hHw0DQ8 Home Sweet Home
Work at Home Scams – Scam of the Week
The BBB Education Foundation/Texas Senior Medicare Patrol is working hard to ensure they are keeping the community safe from SCAMS. Each week they share a “scam of the week” video on YouTube. This week's episode is BYOB: Be Your Own Boss - Work at Home Scams. Help us stop these scams – please send out to your community! View the past scam videos: Stay safe from robocalls - https://youtu.be/Z4smoNfzVn4 Tips to avoid Mother's
Phishing Email Scams – Scam of the Week
The BBB Education Foundation/Texas Senior Medicare Patrol is working hard to ensure they are keeping the community safe from SCAMS. Each week they share a “scam of the week” video on YouTube. This week's episode is on phishing email scams. Help us stop these scams – please send out to your community! View the past scam videos: Stay safe from robocalls - https://youtu.be/Z4smoNfzVn4 Tips to avoid Mother's Day scams - https://youtu.be/Zv1Onp7hhN8.
COVID-19 Mobile Testing
Mobile Test Collection for the Coronavirus is coming to Rogers and Troy on May 8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Conducted by the Texas Department of State Health Services and other Texas agencies, the tests will be held at the fire departments and will be by appointment only. If you are experiencing the following symptoms, call 512-883-2400 or visit txcovidtest.org to register. You will be screened to see if you
Tips to Avoid Mother’s Day Scams
The BBB Education Foundation/Texas Senior Medicare Patrol is working hard to ensure they are keeping the community safe from SCAMS. Starting this week, they will have a “scam of the week” on YouTube. These videos will be under 10 minutes apiece. This week’s “Scam of the Week” is Mother’s Day Scams. Click on the image below or the link to learn more on this scam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv1Onp7hhN8 Check out the other videos: Scams of
What You Need to Know About Medicare and COVID-19
This publication created and produced by Texas Legal Services Center with financial assistance in whole or in part through a grant from the Administration for Community Living. Medicare Covers COVID-19 Testing Medicare Part B covers diagnostic testing, including testing for COVID-19 (commonly known as the “coronavirus”). Tests ordered by your doctor or other healthcare provider and done on or after February 4, 2020, will be covered by Medicare. However, your provider may
Texas Senior Medicare Patrol – Scam of the Week
The BBB Education Foundation/Texas Senior Medicare Patrol is working hard to ensure they are keeping the community safe from SCAMS. Starting this week, they will have a “scam of the week” on YouTube. These videos will be under 10 minutes apiece. Help us stop these scams – please send out to your community! Stay safe from Robocalls video: https://youtu.be/Z4smoNfzVn4
Inspector General Warns About New Social Security Benefit Suspension Scam
Posted on March 27, 2020 by Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General for Social Security Today, I am warning the public about fraudulent letters threatening suspension of Social Security benefits due to COVID-19 or coronavirus-related office closures. Social Security will not suspend or discontinue benefits because their offices are closed. The Social Security Office of the Inspector General has received reports that Social Security beneficiaries have received letters through the U.S. Mail stating their payments will