Anyone trying to sell you Medicare insurance door-to-door is trying to scam you.
N.C. Department of Insurance representatives “will never go door-to-door asking for personal information,” state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says. “If this happens to you, call the NCDOI Criminal Investigations Division or your local law enforcement immediately.”
Medicare Open Enrollment began Oct. 15, and the NCDOI has been made aware of people going door-to-door offering free health insurance with extra benefits for vision, dental and life insurance, the agency says.
Perpetrators ask to see residents’ current health insurance policies, then say they could offer a better rate and ask for Social Security, bank and other personal information.
Anyone threatening to cancel Medicare or other insurance benefits if residents don’t give information or money should report it to NCDOI’s Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program or the N.C. Senior Medicare Patrol at 1-855-408-1212.
Residents should have their banks put security notifications on their accounts if they feel they’re victims of scams, Causey says. That way they’ll be notified if anyone attempts to make withdrawals, or new accounts are created using their Social Security numbers.
Medicare Open Enrollment runs through Dec. 7.
