Wisconsin Senior Medicare Patrol

In Arkansas, fraudsters are trying to get Medicare patients to dole out personal information as part of a Medicare Part D scam.

TodaysTHV.com describes the scam:

Already, fraudsters have been calling beneficiaries asking for personal information, including bank account and social security numbers, as well as to confirm Medicare numbers to “make sure the rebate check is deposited into the correct account.” However, this is a scam. Eligible recipients do not have to do anything to receive the $250 check. Checks will be mailed from a Medicare contractor’s address in Wisconsin directly to beneficiaries who qualify for this benefit under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

If you receive a call like this, report it at 1-800-MEDICARE.