Medicare phone scammers want to slash your benefits and leave you with fewer in-network providers

You answer the phone and you’re greeted by a weird tone, followed by a few seconds of silence.

Then comes a voice saying “I’m with Health Care Benefits” or “Medicare Services” or something else equally as generic.

The voice promises to improve your Medicare benefits, possibly save you money, or even get you more money in your Social Security check. “Hold on to be transferred to one of our agents,” the caller says.