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Kent Amberson: Scammers want your Social Security number; be careful

The other day, a man called and said he was checking on a complaint my wife had with Humana Insurance. He said his name Paul and that he worked for Social Security Administration. He said there was a problem with her name on the complaint and he also asked for her Social Security number. She said, and I said, if he was in fact working for Medicare, he damned well better know her Social Security Number. After a couple of minutes, he gave up.

Kent Amberson, Atwater

This story was originally published June 12, 2017 at 12:03 PM with the headline "Kent Amberson: Scammers want your Social Security number; be careful."

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