Mesa,AZ (Aging Untold) — A retired firefighter received an unsolicited package containing medical supplies he never ordered.
Patrick Nahass had to sign for the package when it was delivered to his home and found a medical brace with no instructions inside.
“That’s my name, address, everything. So they’ve got all my information somewhere,” Nahass said.
The return address appears to be from a medical equipment and supply company in New York, and records show the business was registered about a year and a half earlier.
“I’m thinking this must be a scam or something,” Nahass said.
Medicare fraud costs billions annually
Dana Marie Kennedy, the state director for AARP Arizona, said Medicare fraud is a lucrative business and Medicare spends billions of dollars every year on fraudulent claims.
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