People Suck

[klunderbunker]

So my grandmother got a card in the mail today saying that due to new budget cuts, her Medicare may be cut, causing her to pay more for fewer benefits. There was a place for her to write in and get more information about how much she would have to pay. I looked at the card and did a little research on it and I was right: it was a fraud.

Apparently this kind of card has been going around for years and it's a way to get your name on some insurance company mailing list. I know it's happened for years, but it's pathetic that people have no issue scaring old people to get them to send in their contact info.

 

[It's...Baylariat!]

Scams on the elderly are nearly at pandemic proportions. When I worked for a major bank's customer service, at least five calls a day pertained to an elderly woman or man being duped by a fraudulent e-mail, phone call, or mailer. People are sick.

 

[Moon Knight]

What makes it worse is that thanks to Repukes it is easier to take advantage of them due to actual cuts or rumors of it.