Scammers may call about your new Medicare card to trick you into
sharing your personal information — like your current Medicare
Number. Remember, Medicare will never call you uninvited or ask
for your personal or private information to get your new Medicare
Number and card. There are very limited situations in which Medicare can call you.
Here are 2 tips to avoid Medicare
scams:
- Guard your Medicare
Number and card.
Only give your Medicare Number to doctors, pharmacists, other
health care providers, your insurers, or people you trust to
work with Medicare on your behalf.
- Hang up on
fraudsters. If
someone asks for your information, for money, or threatens to
cancel your health benefits if you don’t share your personal
information, hang up and call us at 1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227).
Visit Medicare.gov for more on preventing
Medicare fraud, and what to do if you think you shared your personal
information with someone you shouldn’t have.
Sincerely,
The Medicare Team
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