Parsons Police are warning area residents of a Medicare scam circulating in southeast Kansas.

 The Parsons Police Department has received citizen reports of phony Medicare calls in and around the Parsons area. The callers try to obtain social security numbers, Medicare ID numbers and other identifying information from unsuspecting individuals.

PPD reminds residents that Medicare does not call you uninvited and ask you for personal or private information.You will usually get a written statement in the mail before you get a phone call from a government agency. Remember that calls requesting health insurance information should not be trusted.

Scammers can be very convincing, and they may know a little - or a lot - about you, especially if they have access to some of your personal information already.