August 2018

New Medicare Card Scams

By Ed Crowe | General Articles | 0 comment | 14 August, 2018 | 0

New Medicare Card Scams

Unfortunately, there have been reports of some New Medicare Card Scams.

Please note: Medicare will never call you without your permission. They definitely will not call to ask for personal or private information to get your new Medicare Number, Medicare card or anything else. Scammers are always looking for new ways to get your personal information. They may call and ask for your current Medicare Number and use the excuse that is is about your new card. This is not Medicare or anyone associated with Medicare.

In the case that anyone asks you either for personal information, money, or threatens to cancel your health benefits, this is a scam. DO NOT share your information, hang up and call Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).

Be aware that Medicare is in the process of sending out the new Medicare cards.

Therefore, if you receive a call and someone says you need to give them your personal information or payment of any sort to get the new card, hang up! It’s a scam. Medicare will never call uninvited and ask for personal information or money the cards are free and Medciare already has all the information they need to get the card to you. Click this link to check the status of your new card.

If you have not received your new Medicare card yet, don’t worry. Sending cards out to each state takes some time. You and your friends will probably get your cards at different times. If you do not have your new card yet, you can keep using your current Medicare card.

Additionally, you are able to log in to your MyMedicare.gov account to see when your new card was mailed. To sign up for a free Medicare account you can go to MyMedicare.gov and in a short amount of time you can create an account.

IMPORTANT: If you have received your new card, start using it right away!

The new card will have a new Medicare Number that’s unique to you, instead of your Social Security Number. This change is in place to protect your identity.

YOUR NEW CARD WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:

New Medicare Card

PLEASE REMEMBER:

Your new card will automatically be mailed to you. There is nothing for you to do. Just wait for the card to arrive, as long as your address is up to date. If you need to update your address, visit your My Social Security account.
Once you get your new Medicare card, you should destroy your old Medicare card and start using your new card.
Medicare uses a unique combination of numbers and letters on the new cards. They use numbers 0 thru 9. They do not use the letters S, L, O, I, B, or Z on the cards.

Call Crowe and Associates with any questions at 203-796-5403