Iowa (KWQC) - The Iowa Insurance Division’s Senior Health Information and Senior Medicare Patrol Program has issued a fraud alert for calls requesting social security numbers from Iowa Medicare beneficiaries.

Callers are identifying themselves as representatives of Medicare plans and tell Iowans their Social Security information is necessary to ensure plan premiums are withheld from Social Security payments, a media release said.

“Anyone calling and asking for your Social Security number or banking information is likely trying to commit fraud,” said Iowa Senior Health Information and Senior Medicare Patrol Director Kristin Griffith. “Be especially vigilant of callers using high-pressure tactics such as threatening to remove services because you are not taking immediate action.”

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