New Castle Woman Victim of a Medicare Phone Scam

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(Slippery Rock Twp., Lawrence County, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle are reporting that 71 year-old female from New Castle was a victim of fraud.
Troopers reported via release that the victim received two separate phone calls from a phone number indicting that she needed to provide her information to qualify for Medicare benefits. The victim provided the unknown person on the phone her biographical information and as a result her identity was stolen.
No other information was released as State Police continue to investigate.