SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - You may have received a new Medicare card with a new ID number in the mail. On Your Side received a few emails from concerned viewers who thought it was a scam.

This is just one of the ways that individuals try to get your Medicare Card ID number from you. Very often the individuals on the phone know a lot about you, they can tell you your name, your address ...

Medicare enrollees did receive replacement Medicare cards featuring a randomized ID number instead of the Social Security numbers previously used. That event inspired some scammers to start ...

Wisconsin residents told Public Investigator that a scam caller posing as a government agency official attempted to steal ...

The most recent Medicare card update began in 2018 and was completed before April 2019. The current card includes a random identification number and no longer displays your Social Security number.

SOME OF THESE SCAMMERS WILL ACTUALLY SPOOF THE PHONE NUMBER OF MEDICARE ON YOUR CALLER ID, BUT AGAIN, MEDICARE DOES NOT CALL THIS SCAM ACTUALLY STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN MEDICARE CHANGED CARDS ...

Every number uses a system called Medicare ... and examine the costs. A Medicare card is a paper identification card that shows a person has health insurance through Medicare.

In April of that year, it began mailing new Medicare cards with ... to your caller ID display to disguise their identity.) If you receive a call requesting your Medicare number, you should contact ...

Medicare is a federal ... to your caller ID display to disguise their identity.) The FCC said some of the scammers requested payment for the new Medicare card, while others posed as medical ...

The most recent Medicare card update was in April 2019. The new card includes a random identification number (of numbers and letters) and no longer displays your Social Security number.