Under Mr Simons' scheme, which is being implemented in Nigeria and Ghana, a scratch-off panel on the packaging reveals a code which can be texted to a special number to verify that the drugs are genuine.
It said telephone interviews would be carried out with a number of claimants to verify the details they had provided, and that trained assessors would "use specialist technology to assist with the process".
The senior is asked to verify their birth date, Social Security number, Medicare number and bank account number so that their refund can be automatically deposited into their account.
George also recommended that the IRS limit the number of deposits into the same account and that the Treasury require financial institutions to verify the identity of debit card purchasers.
Before Advanced Micro Devices filed its lawsuit against Intel in June alleging monumental amounts of bullying behavior, the perennially number two computer chip maker tried hard to get a big name in its corner to verify its claims publicly.