Common Scams Archives - teleCalm

Identify And Prevent One-Ring Call Scams

Do you get phone calls that ring once, but stop ringing or hang up before you can answer? Do you sometimes feel bad about missing such calls? Don’t call back! It could be a One-Ring phone call scam. This article describes common one-ring call scams and lists steps you...

How teleCalm Reduces Senior Isolation during COVID-19

How teleCalm Reduces Senior Isolation during COVID-19 People often ask: How can teleCalm Caregiver Service reduce isolation? Why is teleCalm the best phone service choice for families living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias? In order to answer those...

New Medicare ID Cards & How Not to Get Scammed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are replacing all Medicare identification cards. The new cards remove your Social Security Number and replace it with a new, 11-digit number that is unique to each beneficiary. This helps protect against...

How to Identify Medicare Enrollment Scams

How to Identify Medicare Card Scams According to Time.com, when open enrollment occurs, that is a time when older Americans are allowed to make changes to their medicare guidelines such as switching their coverage. Scammers in particular take advantage of this by...

Ringless Voicemail and How to Stop It!

Updated 10/2/2024: What is ringless voicemail and how did it become a problem? Have you started getting random messages in your voicemail, but didn’t remember your phone ringing? You may be targeted by a special kind of robocall known as ringless voicemail. The...

Caregivers Financially Affected by Elder Fraud

If you are a caregiver of a family member, you know how it can eat up so much of your resources – time, money, and patience. A study by Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America found the impact to you is increased by more than half. The 2016 Safeguarding Our...