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Turning 65? Month-by-month plan to protect yourself
- A six-month window before turning 65 is when data broker flags become active, opening risk for scammers.
- The article urges individuals to search their name on people-search sites to assess exposure.
- Start removing personal data from broker databases to reduce scammer access.
- Tell family about the approaching enrollment window to create a verification rule for suspicious contacts.
- Three months out, change security questions and place a credit freeze across all bureaus.
- During the final month, treat the Medicare card like sensitive information and verify agents before sharing data.
- Open enrollment periods recur annually, so ongoing call screening helps reduce scam risk after turning 65.
- Unauthorized Medicare plan switches have surged, highlighting the need for checking plan changes directly with Medicare.
- The piece emphasizes using Medicare.gov for enrollment and verifying identity with National Producer Numbers.
- Experts warn that SSA impersonation scams are among the most reported fraud types annually.
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