Apply For Medicare Card Online

hello! this is a very important message from your arkansas senior medicare patrol (ar smp). this message is about a scam relating to "new" medicare card, your red, white, & blue card or your social security card. both cards have your name and social security on it. how does the scam work? scammers have been busy callingmany senior citizens in the state of arkansas.

Apply For Medicare Card Online, scammers lie saying they are calling fromthe offices of medicare or from social security, either one. let's use medicare as an example. scammers tell you that you will be receiving a "new" medicare card and need to verify your information such as your name, address, and medicare number.

you provide the requested information thenthe scammer asks for your bank information. you become suspicious and wonder why would they need your bank information? just to warn you, scammers will use scare tactics. what does scare tactic mean? scare tactic is a way to get information from you by using any means necessary. for example, you tell the scammer that you will not provide your bank information. scammer may say, "fine, no bank information may result in a postponement of your social security check." you become scared because you cannot afford to miss your social security check. worried about missing your social security check, you provide the bank information. if this call happens to you,what do you do?

first, hang up immediately! always remember that social security or medicare will never call asking for information from you. never! call your arkansas senior medicare patrol and inform them of what happened. how can you contact ar senior medicare patrol? call 1-866-726-2916. thank you!