Mrs. Hazel F. Daly, social

Mrs. Hazel F. Daly, social security district manager in Winchester, today cautioned

area residents about a new j type of confidence man who has appeared in some sections of the country since passage of the “medicare’ provisions of the social security program. Mrs. Daly stated that these confidence men often represent themselves as employees of the Social Security Administration and say that they are authorized to sell and receive payment for health insurance

! in advance, at a discount. These men attempt tp swindle elderly people by confusing them about the new health insurance program, Mrs. Daly added. Particularly for the person 65 or older, she declared, the first line of/defense against these swiffolers is accurate information about both kinds of health insurance and medical insurance. The most accurate source of such information is the social security office at Winchester. The telephone number is 667-1511. Medicare information kits are now being mailed to social security and railroad retirement beneficiaries. Each kit contains a booklet that tells the beneficiary what health services he or she gets under the basic hospital insurance plan and what additional supplementary protection is available under the voluntary medical insurance program. An equally important line of defense against such swindlers, Mrs. Daly said, is the use of caution. Should a stranger implying that he works for social security call on you, always ask for this identification. If he asks for a fee to obtain a “medicare discount’ or an increase in your monthly cash benefits, he’s not a social security representative. Bonafide social security representatives never resent your precautions. Nor do they charge or accept fees for trying to help you. People 65 and older on the social security or railroad retirement rolls do not need to take any action to