It’s Medicare open enrollment time, and the scammers are coming out in full force! These scammers are impersonating Medicare employees. These are some warning signs if they say:
- They need to verify your personal information to upgrade your card.
- You need to pay a processing fee to get a new card.
- You need to confirm that you received your new card by providing personal information.
- Your new card is not the right one; and they need your information to replace it.
- You can upgrade to a plastic card instead of a paper one or one with a chip (which Medicare does not provide).
Be a smart and savvy senior! Do not let them steal your identity. Remember that for every dollar you have earned there are millions of scammers standing in line to steal it!
