Beware of Plastic Medicare Card

An official-looking Medicare card unexpectedly arrives in your mailbox, but there’s something different about it: It’s plastic, perhaps has a chip, and comes with instructions telling you to call a number to “activate” your new benefits. Don’t make that call. The Senior Medicare Patrol warns beneficiaries about scams involving supposed new plastic Medicare cards, chip cards, and annual replacement cards. Read a story on SavingAdvice.

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