If you get a pre-recorded call offering free medical equipment or medical supplies, watch out. You could be the latest target of a new scam targeting seniors as Medicare open enrollment nears. One version of the con involves a call offering a "free" deal for an alarm system or medical supplies -- if you pay a low monthly charge. In another variation, the call is supposedly confirming a shipment of medicine or medical devices that your physician has sent to you. But -- as the Better Business Bureau warned on Friday -- they're scams. What the callers are after is your personal information, or for you to agree to be billed for handling fees or other incidental charges. Naturally, no matter what you agree to, you'll never receive those medical products. So if you bite on the free offer, you'll end up paying -- either with money or a headache. Variations of the scam have been around for a while, but the most recent version is tied to Medicare's open enrollment, which runs Oct. 15. through Dec. 7. Other versions could aim at non-seniors. What You Should Do
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