What are other scams that Asian Americans should watch for?
Medical insurance fraud. Review all records from your health insurance company to make sure that they have not been “padded” with treatments that you did not receive. Medicare fraud. This happens most often when health care providers bill Medicare for treatment you did not receive. Review all your records and inform the Medicare Hotline (1-800-638-6833) if you find mention of any treatment you did not receive. You will be asked to leave a message and a hotline operator will return your call. Don’t feel self-conscious–under federal law, Medicare beneficiaries are encouraged to report fraud. Workers compensation fraud. Faking accidents at work, lying about whether an injury really happened on the job or after work and staying home after you are able to return to work are all considered worker compensation fraud. Staged auto accidents. Three percent of all bodily injury claims for auto accidents result from outright scams such as “staged,” or faked accidents in which criminals deliberate
