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Source: National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
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Founded in 1985 by several private health insurers and federal and state government officials, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association is the leading national organization focused exclusively on the fight against health care fraud. Their website offers information for consumers and providers.
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Source: Federal Trade Commission
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Website offers a wide variety of information to help consumers avoid and report fraud and deception.
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Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission
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Get the facts on consumer frauds from Internet cons, prize promotions, work-at-home schemes, and telemarketing scams to identity theft--and report fraud complaints so they can be shared with law enforcement.
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Source: Federal Trade Commission
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Consumer information about deterring, detecting and defending against identity theft
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Suggestions and links from SeniorNet; includes information about avoiding fraud.
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Video helps consumers discriminate between legitimate healthcare practices and fraudulent practices and products.
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Source: Microsoft Corporation
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Resources for PC users to help avoid identity theft, viruses, spyware, "phishing" and more.
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Source: U.S. Government
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Website developed by a consortium of government agencies (including the Federal Trade Commission, Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service). The site includes easy-to-understand information about safe auctions, phishing, spyware, etc.
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Source: National Institute on Aging
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"Age Page" discusses how to evaluate the reliability of a healthcare-related website
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Source: World Privacy Forum
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Tips for preventing medical identity theft, including a detailed tutorial on what consumers should do if they suspect they have been victimized.
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Source: North American Securities Administrators Association
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Resources to protect seniors from investment fraud
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Government-funded project involves professionals and senior volunteers to fight fraud, abuse and error in the Medicare and Medicaid programs
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Source: AARP
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Information on seniors using Twitter, Facebook, online communities and other computer-based social interaction
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