We’ve been made aware of an email scam targeting Medicare recipients. Scammers are sending fraudulent emails that appear to be from Blue Cross Blue Shield, offering a free Medicare kit.
The promise of free Medicare kit is designed to trick unsuspecting victims into clicking on the link in the email. Once they click on the link, they are then taken to a series of fake surveys. These surveys collect their personal information, which can be used for identity theft or other malicious purposes. Buried deep within the terms and conditions of these surveys are hidden subscription charges. These charges can be substantial and are not disclosed upfront.
If you receive a call from a member asking if the email they received is legitimate, advise the member it is a scam and tell them not click on the link.
Register for Odyssey webinar “The Art of Access”
Registration is now open for the first session in the 2025 Odyssey webinar series, “The Art of Access.”
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
Registration: refer to Odyssey registration: The Art of Access. Registration is open until 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
Cost: There is no cost to attend this webinar.
Continuing education: The Minnesota Board on Aging approved this webinar for 2.0 hours and 2.0 social work continuing education unit (CEU) credits.
Description: The Art of Access offers tools and best practices to universally design educational programming, arts events and community spaces to be accessible and welcoming for people of all ages and abilities. We explain how to prepare your environment, culture and curriculum to be the most accessible for the most diverse community through a lens we call S.M.I.L.E. (i.e., sensory, movement, identity, language, experience). When we prepare and when we S.M.I.L.E., we can truly begin to develop rich connections and relationships.