HAVRE, Mont (NMB) – Multiple accounts of scam calls have been reported to Montana’s Senior Medicare Patrol this month, and three people in Hill County have already been impacted.
According to a press release, in the past month, seven Montanans, believing they were talking to Medicare, gave out their Medicare numbers. Two of those residents also shared their Social Security numbers and bank account information.
These scam calls have included the lines, “your Medicare is invalid,” and “Medicare is replacing cards with one that has a chip reader,” and ask to confirm the current Medicare numbers.
Medicare will never call and ask for personal information. If something is urgent, it probably isn’t legitimate.
If you are suspicious of a call seeking your Medicare information, please call your local Montana SMP at 1-800-551-3191.
