Fellow Seniors.....beware of scammers and other criminals, hold on to your wallets, they want your money.
As I grow older, there is an increasing tendency for cashiers, merchants and other folks to cheat, over charge or steal your money.
My wife was going for some minor outpatient stuff at Gwinnett hospital, she had been an inpatient the first week of January and all 2023 deductibles had been met then. She is a senior with FULL medicare benefits, yet the clerk managed to extract a $375 "deposit" from her. I wasn't there or they wouldn't have gotten away with it.
Just this morning she got a call wanting a $70 payment for her oxygen service. I called them back, they initially rolled it back to $17, then to zero when I explained that she had FULL coverage and owed NOTHING.
Fast food cashiers must get trained that if the customer looks old and easily fooled, try to scam them too. Taco Bell last night didn't give me my change from a $20 for $11 in food. I had to block the drive-thru lane until I got paid. Couple weeks ago, at McDonald's, I paid a $15 check with a $50, and they gave me change for a $20, then argued with me about it.
They will screw you if they think they can get away with it, be cautious.
As I grow older, there is an increasing tendency for cashiers, merchants and other folks to cheat, over charge or steal your money.
My wife was going for some minor outpatient stuff at Gwinnett hospital, she had been an inpatient the first week of January and all 2023 deductibles had been met then. She is a senior with FULL medicare benefits, yet the clerk managed to extract a $375 "deposit" from her. I wasn't there or they wouldn't have gotten away with it.
Just this morning she got a call wanting a $70 payment for her oxygen service. I called them back, they initially rolled it back to $17, then to zero when I explained that she had FULL coverage and owed NOTHING.
Fast food cashiers must get trained that if the customer looks old and easily fooled, try to scam them too. Taco Bell last night didn't give me my change from a $20 for $11 in food. I had to block the drive-thru lane until I got paid. Couple weeks ago, at McDonald's, I paid a $15 check with a $50, and they gave me change for a $20, then argued with me about it.
They will screw you if they think they can get away with it, be cautious.