Scam Alerts on Charities, Covid-19 Vaccines

Medicare has issued an alert warning against several scams involving the Covid-19 vaccine. The federal agency covers the cost of the vaccine, warning recipients to never provide their Medicare card number. And never pay to join a list to get the vaccine, get early access Read More …

Senior Citizens Warned Against Genetic Testing Fraud

SeniorNet at Family Service League is warning senior citizens about a fraud involving genetic testing. The organization is circulating an alert from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General about the scheme.  Scammers are  capitalizing on the popularity of genetic Read More …

Melville Doctor Accused of Medicare Fraud

A Melville man is one of three Long Island doctors  accused Thursday of committing fraud in what federal prosecutors said was a kickback scheme that cheated Medicare and Medicaid of as much as $163 million. The Justice Department said that the charges were part of Read More …