Medicare is a great health insurance option for people 65 and older. This government program also attracts con artists as they will try to steal your personal information and commit medical identity fraud. Unsolicited offers or deals for Medicare may sound tempting but could also be part of a scam. Never give out your personal information or Medicare ID number in these instances. Do not respond to these offers and hang up. You should directly contact Medicare to sign up.
Incoming calls showing Medicare in the caller ID can be fakes. It’s easy for a fraudster to spoof their phone number to appear as if they’re legitimate. If you receive a call from Medicare, hang up and call a verified number from www.medicare.gov.
Con artists can use pushy and aggressive tactics to scare you into their traps. They could say you owe back payments, be arrested, or discontinue your service. If the service agent is aggressive on the phone, they are likely a scam.
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