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Most
health care providers are honest and are providing the best care
they can, but the small number who aren't find ways to steal billions
of dollars from the health care system each year. Even more is lost
to errors in billing that are never found. Below you will find current
scams that are happening right here in Iowa.
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 SCAM: Letter asking for $ so that she can receive $5,000.
(IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT IS!)
This beneficiary called the Iowa SMP (ORT) toll free line to report the following information and find out if it was a scam:
Rose from North English, Iowa received a letter from TREA Seniors Citizens League (Trea Ralph McCutchen, PO Box 97173, Washington DC 200907173 addressed to "Notch Victim" saying her Social Security is reduced by up to $3000 a year because of a penalty imposed on people born in certain years "notch victims". They are requesting a donation to help reverse the law. She sent them $10 previously and has received 3 or 4 subsequent requests for donations. Rose's letter said that people born between 1917 & 1926 had been receiving $3,000 less in SS than should be. They were offering to get $5,000 of that back to her. Rose just needed to send $10 to help in paying to get the law reversed. Rose had previously sent a $10 money order and they were wanting more now.
Posted: 11/21/2006
This phone scam happened in Readlyn, Iowa. Don't get caught up in it. The caller knew the person's name whom he was calling and also knew that he had a Veridian Credit Union credit card.
Caller (Male): Is this Mr. Consumer? He answered: Yes. Caller then asked Mr. Consumer if he had a Veridian Credit Card. Mr. Consumer answered yes. Then Caller asked if he had written a check for $802.00 and stated that he had a balance. Mr Consumer hung up the phone. The next day Mr. Consumer received another call, this time it was a woman. She asked if he had a Veridian Credit Card. She said that he had a balance of $802.00 and that he needed to take care of it by paying over the phone. Mr. Consumer hung up the phone and called Veridian to let them know about this call.
Posted: 10/31/2006
The Following Pfishing Scam Still Being Used
DO NOT respond to this type of email.
Instead DELETE it!
Received in an email 10-23-06:
My Dear,
In order to transfer out (£30,000,000.00) in our bank here in United Kingdom, I have the courage to look for a very reliable and honest person who will handle this important transaction. Upon my inception into the office i found out that if i do not remit this fund out that it will be forfeited for nothing.
After going through some
old file i discoverd that the owner of the account is dead and a foreigner. You are stand to 30% while 5% will be set aside for expense that may occur during ransfering of the fund into your account, While 65% will be for me. I will fill you in with further details upon your reply
God less.please reply mmediately
THANKS
MR SMITH ROBINSON
Posted: 10/23/2006
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