Scammers phone seniors saying they are owed a refund

December 15, 2010

The SunSentinel is reporting that Medicare recipients are being scammed again by identity thieves who are trying to steal personal and financial information by claiming they are owed a Medicare HMO owes them a refund.

Claiming to work for Humana or CarePlus they ask for the birthdate, social security number, bank account information and Medicare numbers to process the refund.