A Medicare scam involving plastic cards with chips has been reported. The scam typically involves a call from someone claiming to be from Medicare, asking for personal information to verify the activation of the new card.

The caller claims the recipient needs to provide information to activate their new plastic Medicare card. However, Medicare is not issuing plastic cards with chips, and the current cards are still paper.

Further details about the scam and how to verify legitimate Medicare communications are available from the source. Local residents can educate themselves on this scam to avoid becoming victims.