Stories and Videos
Fraud Alert - SNAP Robocalls, September 2015
Spending Money to Combat Healthcare Fraud
Independent Living in Southern Vermont: Interviews with various Southern Vermont providers who describe available services, scams and resources. Click on links to view the videos.
Video 1 - Health Aging with SWCOA, SASH and Project Independence
Video 2 - Financial and Seccurities Fraud with the Dept. of Financial Regulation and Bennington Sheriff’s Dept.
Information About Gaining a New Social Security Card - Whether your clients need a Social Security card or a Social Security number printout, they must……click here
Scrap the Crap Rap Song Lyrics - This is a fun little rap song about some “real” issues that seniors of today and tomorrow face….look it up on the web to get a view of the live video…click here
Medicare Fund Future Still Grim - The Medicare program’s current forecast is slightly less bleak than last year’s, but the fund is headed for insolvency in 2026, say the trustees of the Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund……Click here for more
The Scooter Store power wheelchair company raided in federal probe - On Wednesday, 150 federal and state agents raided The SCOOTER Store headquarters in New Braunfels, Texas, and agents remain on the site. CBS News just spoke…. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505266_162-57570450/the-scooter-store-power-wheelchair-company-raided-in-federal-probe/
Alabama cuts Medicaid drug costs by examining pharmacy receipts -Three years ago, Carol Steckel, Alabama’s Medicaid director, sent a national alert to all of her counterparts around the country. She asked them to join her in attacking fraudulent prices published by major drug makers — prices that she said inflated the amount all states… (Read More)
Columnist Warns of Medicare Card Phone Scam -In the Kansas City Star (7/10, 219K), columnist C.W. Gusewelle wrote, “A friend and contemporary received a phone call this past week, notifying her that the current Medicare cards — the ones with the red, white and blue stripes across the top — were being phased out… (Read More)
DDoS Attacks — Rising Trend -Distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) attacks in general are on the rise. One reason may be due to the availability of software tools like LOIC, Slow Loris and BE botnet, which allow anybody to participate in a distributed attack… (Read More)
Extortion Emails Targeting Physicians -Since March 5, 2011, the IC3 has received over 50 complaints reporting extortion emails targeting professionals, mainly physicians. Victims were told complaints had been filed against them and posted online, claiming they were facing prison for sexual indecency… (Read More)
Scams Promising Large Winnings And Threats If Victims Do Not Comply -The IC3 has received numerous complaints advising of a spam email attachment circulating, which claimed to be from the FBI. The email appeared to be the typical Nigerian 419 type scam… (Read More)
Email Impersonating The FBI Containing A Trojan -Another fraudulent email campaign has begun claiming to be from the FBI telling recipients they have visited 40 illegal websites. The IC3 issued warnings about these particular email campaigns in 2005 and 2006… (Read More)
Threatening IC3 Impersonation Calls -The IC3 has received thousands of complaints pertaining to payday loan scams; however, recently some of the callers have claimed to be with the IC3. Recipients described the callers as “very nasty and could barely speak English”… (Read More)
Increase In eCommerce Fraud -A company who serves as a data sharing platform for merchants to stop on-line fraud, recently provided IC3 with the below information describing how there has been an increase in fraud attempts incurred by on-line merchants… (Read More)
Most Power Wheelchairs in the Medicare Program Did Not Meet Medical Necessity Guidelines -We found that 61 percent of power wheelchairs provided to Medicare beneficiaries in the first half of 2007 were medically unnecessary or had claims that lacked sufficient documentation to determine medical necessity. These power wheelchairs accounted for $95 million of the $189 million that Medicare allowed for power wheelchairs… (Read More)
