Medicare Phone Scam Attempted in Fredericksburg: Police

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Authorities issued an alert Tuesday regarding a Medicare insurance phone scam that attempted to victimize two senior citizens in the past 24 hours, according to Fredericksburg Police.

Both victims, who receive their prescriptions through the mail, told police they received phone calls from "Medicare representatives," who asked them to verify their account information.

They both hung up an called police, who remind all senior citizens of the following:

• Medicare will never call and ask for your account information, social security number, bank account number, etc.

Anyone who receives such call is urged to call 540-373-3122.

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