On Wednesday 2/06/08 one of our residents alerted our agency of the following scam: She received a call at her residence from an individual who advised he was Mark from Allstate. Mark advised the resident "My company is buying your IRA, and we will provide you with a BONUS check of 10%." The subject then asked the resident for the name of her IRA accounts. The resident, refused to give this information out to this stranger on the phone. The subject then advised he made a mistake advising the resident she wanted long term care insurance. The resident advised Mark she already had this type of insurance and Mark then asked the resident for the name of her long term care provider. Again the resident refused to give this information out to a stranger, so the caller disconnected.

On another note, we are still seeing people carrying their Social Security cards in their wallets. Should your wallet get stolen or lost, carrying a SS card could lead you to becoming a victim of identity theft. Unless you are going to a job interview or something of that nature, please leave your SS card in a safe secure place.