Callers Claim to be from Medicare

Janice Welenc was bewildered when she received two knee braces and a back brace in the mail. Then she remembered having a phone conversation with someone claiming to be a “Medicare representative.” Her husband, William Laberis, talked with callers who told him he would soon be receiving a plastic Medicare card to replace his paper one. Read a story from The Enterprise. Learn about durable medical equipment (DME) scams, Medicare card scams, and more on the Fraud Schemes section of the SMP Resource Center website.

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