THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT ON AGING IS WARNING SENIORS ABOUT A MEDICARE CARD SCAM THAT’S BEEN RECENTLY CIRCULATING.
SCAMMERS HAVE BEEN CALLING SENIORS AND ASKING IF THEY HAVE THE NEW MEDICARE CARD, SAYING IT’S A GOLD CARD OR HAS A CHIP LIKE A DEBIT CARD. IT’S JUST A PLOY TO GET YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SAYS SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM DIRECTOR SANDY LEITH.
CON ARTISTS WILL THEN SELL YOUR INFO TO BE USED TO FRADULENTLY PURCHASE DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LIKE KNEE BRACES. AGENCY PARTNER AND ILLINOIS SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL DIRECTOR TRAVIS TRUMITCH....
THE PERSONAL INFO IS THEN SOLD TO A DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY THAT FRAUDENTLY GETS A DOCTOR TO PRESCRIBE THINGS LIKE A BRACE THAT’S THEN BILLED TO MEDICARE.
