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Con man scams Boardman woman
TweetPublished: Mon, June 23, 2008 @ 1:01 p.m.
BOARDMAN — An 84-year-old woman was a victim of identity fraud when a “fast talking man” arrived on her doorstep and persuaded her to change her insurance to his non-existent company.
The woman said that the man claimed he was from Provident American Life and Health Insurance of Dallas, Texas, and convinced her to change from her medicare insurance to his company. She gave him her social security number and bank account information on Wednesday when he came to her Boardman home.
The next day, the woman called the Better Business Bureau and learned that the man’s insurance company was not a real business.
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It can't be stressed enough that times have changed and people can't be trusted. My father-in-law was a victim of a similar scam in which someone posed as an employee of Sears "to verify that his account was still active" and asked my father-in-law for his full name, address, social, mother's maiden name, and other identifying questions. My father-in-law, as an older person, trusted that the call came from Sears and gave all the info because he thought his account would be closed if he didn't. A few months later during a routine credit check, he discovered numerous accounts had been opened in his name after the phone call. DO NOT give out any information to ANYONE who CALLS YOU!