Healthcare scams are as varied as just about any con out there. 

With Medicare enrollment right around the corner, the Better Business Bureau wants you to be ready if a scammer tries to contact you pitching a con about your healthcare. The scam typically starts with an email, text message, or phone call that appears to be from a government agency. BBB Investigator Don O’Brien says con artists use a variety of stories.

He reminds you to not trust a name or number. Con artists use official-sounding names or mask their area codes by spoofing to make you trust them. And guard your government-issued numbers. Never offer your Medicare ID number, Social Security number, health plan info, or banking information to anyone you don’t know. Medicare enrollment in Illinois starts November 1.