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The Comet welcomes letters to the editor responding to articles and events in the news. They must include the author's name, address and telephone number. The letter writer's name and city/town will appear in the paper no exceptions. Letters must be 400 words or less in length. Please send your letters to: editor@ carrollcountycomet.com; Letters to the Editor, Comet, P.O. Box 26, Flora, IN 46929 or P.O. Box 179, Delphi, IN 46923; or fax 574-967-3384 or 765-564-2010. By submitting a letter or opinion article, the author grants the Comet the right to publish, distribute, archive or use the work in print, electronic, on-line or other format. Warns of attempted fraud on Medicare beneficiaries

The Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging Seniors Examine Services Provided (SR ESP) project - a project designed to help seniors avoid becoming victims of Medicare and other types of fraud - warns seniors to be aware of fraudulent calls requesting personal information from seniors.

Do NOT share or verify any personal information to unknown callers. In most instances scam artists will ask for you Social Security number, your bank routing number, your credit card number, or your Medicare number - do NOT give it to an unknown caller. Often callers are very friendly and very convincing. A simple statement like: "I can't talk now, but if you will give me your name and number, I can get back with you" will scare them off. Insist on calling them back. In the most recent attempt, the caller's phone number does not come up on caller ID.

You need to know how to respond in order to avoid falling for a scam. If this happens to someone in Indiana - no one has fallen for the scam - then the Attorney General's office will do further investigation. Report suspected Medicare Fraud to your local AAA at 1-800-986-3505.

Melissa Durr

CEO Indiana Association Area

Agencies on Aging