A scam has been making the rounds targeting Medicaid recipients with false benefit termination claims. Carteret County Health and Human Services warns the public about this scam with additional information.

We’ve been made aware of a texting scam targeting Medicaid recipients. This is what it looks like. The scam pretends to be from your Medicaid Health Plan and falsely claims that your Medicaid benefits have been terminated. It then includes a link to "reapply" — DO NOT CLICK IT.

Texting scam targets Medicaid recipients with false benefit termination claims

Carteret County adds the following tips:

• Medicaid will NEVER ask you to reapply through a text link.
• If you're unsure about your benefits, contact your local DSS office directly.
• Do not share personal information through suspicious texts, emails, or links.

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