(KNZA)--Brown County Sheriff John Merchant is alerting residents of a Medicare scam circulating in the area.

The sheriff says residents are being contacted by phone by a female who is representing herself as a Medicare employee. The caller is asking residents if they have received their new "plastic" Medicare card yet. She is asking
for the date that the individual signed up for Medicare and to have the resident verify their Medicare number.

The female caller has a slight foreign accent, which is hard to understand.

Merchant said Medicare has been contacted and they have verified that this is indeed a scam as they would never contact individuals in such a way.

So far, no one has fallen victim to this scam.

Merchant urged residents to never give out any personal information over the phone.

If you feel that you have been made a victim of a scam, he said you should contact your local law enforcement at once.