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Watch out for Medicare card scams
You may get a phone call from someone asking whether you’ve received your new Medicare card yet. “Typically, the scammer has found or purchased enough information about the beneficiary to … tell the individual their date of birth, address and other information,” says Kim McKenna, Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) coordinator for the Washington state Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
As the scammer sounds credible, victims engage with them, giving away personal financial information in addition to their Medicare details. McKenna's office fields several calls a month from victims. Read the entire article about Medicare card scams.
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