Insurance advisors offer advice to help seniors avoid being scammed

YOU PROBAYBL HEARD ABOUT THE MEDICARE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD DID YOU KNOW THAT SCAMMERSAN C TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SENIORS WHO ARE JUST LOOKING TO CHANGE THEIR COVERAGE HERE TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT ANNUAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AS SHELLEY OTTMAN WITH THE FUSSELL GROUP. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING MORGAN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO LET’S START WITH I FEEL LIKE L OFAL US HAVE SEEN THOSE COMMERCIALS THAT ARE LIKE IT’S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL RIGHT HEER FOR FOLKSHO W MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR. WHAT IS THAT EXACTLY? SO THE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD WHICH IS OCTOBER 15TH THROUGH DECEMBER 7TH IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING ON. ALL SENIORS CAN CHANGE THEIR CURRENT MEDICARE PLANS IF THEY’RE ENROLLED IN GOTCHA, IT GIVES THEM MORE OPTIONS BASICALLY AND SO TELL ME WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SCAMMERS. THIS IS SOMETHING PEOPLE HEAV TO BE AWARE OF AND I FEEL LIKE ALWAYS SENIORS FOR SOME REASON BEING TARGETED. ATWH SHOULD PEOPLE BE LOOKING OUT FOR SO THE BIGGEST THING WITH SCAMMERS I CANAY S THAT THAT NUMBER ONE RED FLAG IS IF SOMEONE CALLS YOU AND ASKSOR F YOUR MEDICARE NUMBER OR YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OVER THE TELEPHONE TNGHI TTHA YOU DID NOT SOLICIT THAT’S RED FLAG NUMBER ONE FOR SCAMMERS. AND SO WHAT SHOULDHE T DO IN THAT SITUATION? I WOULD SAY IT’S SAFE TO SAY TO SAY THANK YOU. I DON’T NEED ANY ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME AND HANG UP GOTCHA. AND SO WHAT IT FL I LIKE FOR SOME PEOPLE IT CAN BE EASY TO FALL VICTIM AND THEN TYHE FEEL SO ASHAMED OR OH I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER. BUT THIS IS THIS IS WHAT THESE PEOPLE DO IT IS. IT HAPPENS, UNFORTUNATELY, SO FREQUENTLY IT’S NORMAL, BUT IF THEY CALL YOU ASKING FOR YOUR INFORMATION JUST SAY I’M NOT COMFORTABLE GIVING THAT AWAY RIGHT NOW. NOW AND JUST POLITELY HANG UP THE PHONE MY GRANDPA ALWAYS DOES THAT WHEN H GEETS THE TELEMARKETERS LIKE NO. THANK YOU, AND YOU JUST HAVE PHONE DOWN. IT HAPPENS. SO TLEL ME GUPSRO LIKE THE FOSSIL GROUP. WHAT KIND OF SERVICES DO YOU ALL OFFER? AND OBVIOUSLTHEY LEGITIMATE, RIGHT SO FIRST AND FOREMOST AT THE FESTIVAL WHEN WE WHEN WE CALL WE WERE NOT ASKING FOR YOUR MEDICARE NUMBER WE ARE NOT GOING TO ASK YOU FOR YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. OVER THE TELEPHONE AND INIALTI CONVERSATION, BUT WE DO OFFER SERVICES ONE MOST IMPORTANTLY GUIDING YOU THROUGH YOUR FULL MEDICARE PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH. WE ALSO OFFER A LITTLE ASSISTANCE WITH UNDER 65 HEALTH INSURANCE THINGS LIKE YOUR FINAL EXPENSE, NOT ONLY FOR MEDICARE BUT FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR LOVED ONES AS WELL, AND SO ARE ESTHE THINGS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD JUST BE THINKING ABOUT I KNOW WITH ANNUAL ENROLLMENT STARTS IN OCTOBER, BUT I GUESS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS IT IS IT’S NEVER TOO ELYAR FOR THAT AS WELL AS THE BIGGEST THING WITH MEDICARE IS TTHA INITIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD AS WELL, THAT’S WHEN YOU’RE TURNING 65 EON OF YOUR MAJOR THINGS IS TO SIT DOWN WITH THE LICENSE AGENT. THAT’S’ALSO KNOWLEDGEABLE. THAT’S WHAT WE DO HERE AT THE FUSSELL GROUP TO HELP YOU GUIDE YOU THROUGH THAT ENTIRE PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH. AWESOME. WELL SHELLY, WE APPRECIATEOU Y WAKING UP EARLY. SHE’S HAD NOT VACATION SOON. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU STOP IT BY OUR STUDIOS FIRST AND WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOSSIL GROUP AND HOW YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT SEOM OF THESE OTPRECTIVE MEASURES

Insurance advisors offer advice to help seniors avoid being scammed

Updated: 9:49 PM CDT Jun 19, 2022

A group of insurance advisors is warning seniors to be on the lookout for possible scams.Shelly Autman, with the Fussell Group in Louisiana, told sister station WDSU that scammers often target seniors during the annual enrollment period for Medicare recipients, which begins on Oct. 15.She said you should never give out personal information over the phone if someone calls you without warning. If that happens, she said the best advice is to hang up.Autman added that people who are interested in different coverage options should contact a trusted source for more information.Watch the video above for the full story.

A group of insurance advisors is warning seniors to be on the lookout for possible scams.

Shelly Autman, with the Fussell Group in Louisiana, told sister station WDSU that scammers often target seniors during the annual enrollment period for Medicare recipients, which begins on Oct. 15.

She said you should never give out personal information over the phone if someone calls you without warning. If that happens, she said the best advice is to hang up.

Autman added that people who are interested in different coverage options should contact a trusted source for more information.

Watch the video above for the full story.