05/06/2026
Never Talk to Strangers (Still Good Advice)
When you were young, your parents told you to "Never talk to strangers." That's still good advice — and these days, when it comes to your phone, it might be more important than ever.
Medicare scam callers are working overtime. They'll claim to be from Medicare, Social Security, or "your insurance company" (vague, right?). They'll ask you to "verify" your Medicare number, your bank info, or your Social Security number. Some will threaten you. Others will offer you something free — a back brace, a knee brace, a genetic test, you name it.
Here's the truth: Medicare will never call you out of the blue asking for personal information. Neither will Social Security. And we won't either, unless you've asked us to.
A Few Quick Rules to Live By
If you didn't initiate the call, don't share anything — not your Medicare number, not your bank info, not your birthday.
Hang up. You don't owe a scammer politeness. Just hang up.
Never give your Medicare number to anyone offering "free" medical equipment over the phone.
When in doubt, call us. That's literally what we're here for.
If a call feels off, it probably is. Trust your gut, channel your inner 8-year-old, and don't talk to strangers.
Got a suspicious call you want to run by us? Give Dave or Michele a ring — we'd rather take ten "is this legit?" calls than have one client get taken for a ride.
