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Potential Medicare Refund Scam |
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Written by Steven Estrada
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Following received from the Arizona Department of Elder Services via the Vulnerable Adult Crimes Division, Phoenix (AZ) Police Department
Information was received that there is a potential Medicare Refund Scam. There have been at least three calls in Denver and more in Utah from a Mr. Raymond Garcia stating he is from Social Security Administration. He told the beneficiaries they were eligible for a Medicare refund and was very insistent on needing the name of their bank and/or routing number and their account numbers so he could make the deposit. He furnished a telephone number of 1-888-553-9319 (which is a disconnected number).
Information was received that there is a potential Medicare Refund Scam. There have been at least three calls in Denver and more in Utah from a Mr. Raymond Garcia stating he is from Social Security Administration. He told the beneficiaries they were eligible for a Medicare refund and was very insistent on needing the name of their bank and/or routing number and their account numbers so he could make the deposit. He furnished a telephone number of 1-888-553-9319 (which is a disconnected number).
If you are a Medicare or Social Security beneficiary:
- No one from Social Security or Medicare will call a beneficiary and ask for this kind of personal information.
- If you get a call like this, please report it immediately. You can call a toll-free reporting number.
MEDICARE: 1-800-633-4227
Senior Medicare Patrol Project 1-800-432-4040
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