TLDR
Caller posing as Medicare or insurer says a 'new Medicare card with chip / DNA testing kit / back brace' is being issued and asks for the Medicare Beneficiary ID (MBI) plus SSN to 'verify'. Medicare never calls to issue new cards or...
How it works
Caller posing as Medicare or insurer says a 'new Medicare card with chip / DNA testing kit / back brace' is being issued and asks for the Medicare Beneficiary ID (MBI) plus SSN to 'verify'. Medicare never calls to issue new cards or...
Red flags
- Urgent pressure to click, pay, or share codes immediately.
- A link or sender that does not match the official organization.
- Requests for card data, passwords, OTPs, wallet signatures, or bank transfers.
What to do
- 1Caller posing as Medicare or insurer says a 'new Medicare card with chip / DNA testing kit / back brace' is being issued and asks for the Medicare Beneficiary ID (MBI) plus SSN to 'verify'.
- 2Medicare never calls to issue new cards or request the MBI.
- 3IF VICTIM: report to SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol) 1 877 808 2468 + oig.hhs.gov, request new MBI from Medicare, monitor Medicare summary notices for fraudulent claims for 24 months.
Source
AARP
Source reviewed by Mythos Forensic Team
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/medicare.htmlFAQ
Is Medicare 'new card' scam — health insurance ID harvesting a real scam pattern?
Yes. Treat the message, call, or payment request as suspicious until you verify it through an official channel.
What are the first warning signs?
Urgent pressure to click, pay, or share codes immediately.; A link or sender that does not match the official organization.; Requests for card data, passwords, OTPs, wallet signatures, or bank transfers.
What should I do first?
Caller posing as Medicare or insurer says a 'new Medicare card with chip / DNA testing kit / back brace' is being issued and asks for the Medicare Beneficiary ID (MBI) plus SSN to 'verify'.; Medicare never calls to issue new cards or request the MBI.; IF VICTIM: report to SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol) 1 877 808 2468 + oig.hhs.gov, request new MBI from Medicare, monitor Medicare summary notices for fraudulent claims for 24 months.
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