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Como reconocer Medicare 'new card' scam — health insurance ID harvesting?

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...

Como funciona

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...

Señales de alerta

  • Presion urgente para hacer clic, pagar o compartir codigos de inmediato.
  • Enlace o remitente que no coincide con la organizacion oficial.
  • Solicitud de tarjeta, contrasena, OTP, firma de wallet o transferencia.

Qué hacer

  1. 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'.
  2. 2Medicare never calls to issue new cards or request the MBI.
  3. 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.

Fuente

AARP

Fuente verificada por Mythos Forensic Team

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/medicare.html

FAQ

Es Medicare 'new card' scam — health insurance ID harvesting una estafa real?

Si. Trata el mensaje, la llamada o la solicitud de pago como sospechosos hasta que los verifiques por un canal oficial.

Cuales son las primeras senales?

Presion urgente para hacer clic, pagar o compartir codigos de inmediato.; Enlace o remitente que no coincide con la organizacion oficial.; Solicitud de tarjeta, contrasena, OTP, firma de wallet o transferencia.

Que debo hacer primero?

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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