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Change in Medicare numbers can be bonanza for scammers
(Source - Dayton News)
Congress passed a bill in April 2015 to replace the Social Security numbers on Medicare cards with a randomly selected number. They have four years to set up the system for new cards, and four more years to reissue cards to current Medicare beneficiaries.
The bad news is scammers will exploit this information to confuse older adults in an effort to get them to give out their Medicare information over the phone. Read more…
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