This Came in the Mail...

in #scams6 years ago

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SCAM WARNING

As I was collecting my father's mail, I noticed this postcard among the letters. The only thing I could find by searching the number was a few webpages in mandarin, however, searching for "Medicare and Insurance Information" brought up this article from September of last year:

https://www.mcall.com/news/watchdog/mc-nws-medicare-back-brace-scam-watchdog-20170904-story.html

This particular scam relies on the knowledge that back and knee issues are common in elders and their attempt to make the card look official enough that they may trick seniors into thinking it's a legitimate service they can call. They then use the information they collect to make repeated fraudulent medicare claims and any number of nasty things once they get hold of the social security number, such as identity theft.

Make sure to be on the look out for these appearing in your relatives' mail!

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