Con-Artists often target the elderly as they are often compliant with requests from official sounding people and will more readily give out information. Now elders are getting calls from scammers saying there is a new national health care ID card and asking them to verify information - including bank account numbers. Make sure you do not respond to such a request. Never give out personal information to a person who called you. There is more information on this scam at the FTC website. (Link below). www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/variations-scheme
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