I received a phone call from 7024420224 which is an untracable number.An Indian sounding person said he was from Medicare and wanted information about my bank.I told him I didn't have a bank.He hung up
Got a call this morning from a guy with accent that made it hard to understand him. He asked about my address- said they were sending me a new Social Security Card! He then asked which bank I used and I said that was none of his businees for a S.S. card - He hung up!! Then I get on line and see this - exactly what I suspected!
These people are calling claiming to be from the state Medicare office and have a lot of information about you. The want you to verify your contact information and also provide things like bank account information, mother's maiden name, cell phone number and more. They say that need this in order to provide you with your new Medicare card and benefits. They say that if you don't provide the information you will not receive your new card and your Medicare benefits will be stopped. In talking to friends across the US, this same scam is happening in other states. In several instances the caller claims that they are updating their system and need the information in order to directly depost Social Security checks. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE people be aware that nobody will call you from Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid unless you have initiated a call with the particular agency. If someone calls you from out of the blue and asks for any personal information, no matter who they say they are, this is a SCAM. NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE PHONE UNLESS YOU HAVE INITIATED THE CALL. I have contacted the WV State Attorney General's Office and the Federal Trade Commission to report this SCAM. I hope by providing this information on this site that people will become educated and pass the word on to anyone (particularly Seniors) that you know.
Got the call. Told me I was to receive a Medical Card from the Governement. Told them I was with BCBS. No this was different.....asked for my banker, told them Wachovia since it smelled like a scam. They told me that information matched perfectly! I do not bank with Wachovia! They told me to get my checkbook and verify the ?numbers. Do they think we are stupid or what? Told them that thas was a scam and hung up. People beware.