Medicare cautions about fraudulent phone calls
Watch out!
A caller says he needs to know the name and address of the Medicare member in order to mail a new card. Another caller tells the Medicare member to make a one-time lump-sum payment and premium deductions from the member’s Social Security benefits check will cease forever so please provide a bank account number. Medicare does not sell products or services nor is issuing a new card.
Do not volunteer personal information to anyone claiming to call from Medicare. If this happens, report the call to SMP Hawaii, a fraud prevention program at Executive Office on Aging at 586-7281. If you think you have given your bank account number to a scam artist call your bank immediately.
A caller says he needs to know the name and address of the Medicare member in order to mail a new card. Another caller tells the Medicare member to make a one-time lump-sum payment and premium deductions from the member’s Social Security benefits check will cease forever so please provide a bank account number. Medicare does not sell products or services nor is issuing a new card.
Do not volunteer personal information to anyone claiming to call from Medicare. If this happens, report the call to SMP Hawaii, a fraud prevention program at Executive Office on Aging at 586-7281. If you think you have given your bank account number to a scam artist call your bank immediately.
posted by Larry at 11:49 AM
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