Starting next April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin issuing Medicare cards that do not display Social Security numbers.
THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT...
OF COURSE SOMEBODY HAS FIGURED HOW TO USE THIS PROGRAM TO SCAM US!
Scammers might call you. They will claim to be MEDICARE or Medicaid Services or Social Security -- you get the idea. Hang up!
They might ask you for personal information, even your social security number. Maybe the voice on the phone will tell you that you must pay to get this new card. Maybe they will ask for something else... whatever..
MEDICARE WILL NEVER CALL YOU. PERIOD. NADA. TELL THE VOICE WHERE TO GO. HANG UP. SAYONARA. DELETE THE CALL.
THE NEW CARDS ARE FREE. YOURS WILL ARRIVE IN THE MAIL
New beneficiaries will get the modernized cards first, and then new cards will be issued to existing beneficiaries.
NEVER GIVE UP YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR ANY OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION TO A VOICE ON THE PHONE THAT CLAIMS TO REPRESENT MEDICARE OR SOCIAL SECURITY OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.
IT'S A SCAM. DON'T GIVE THEM ANYTHING. THEY ARE CROOKS. THEY WANT TO HURT YOU.
Report scams to local law enforcement. Contact the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork for more information on fraud prevention.
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