How to spot and stop Medicare scam attempts

From SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors):

Rose contacted Senior Medicare Patrol recently to report being a scam victim. She explained the calls started about two weeks ago. At first it was one or two, but soon she was getting 10 or more a day starting at 5 a.m.! Each call started about the same. She would answer and the caller would say something like:

“This is Shelly. I’m a Medicare advisor calling on a recorded line. How are you today? I am just calling today to make sure you won’t be stuck without medical coverage. Medicare is sending…