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Beware of Medicare open enrollment scams

As Medicare beneficiaries pore over their choices for coverage for everything from medical services to prescription drugs, the open enrollment period is prime time for fraudsters to try to scam older consumers.

Medicare’s open enrollment begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7.

Here are some common scams during open enrollment:

• Someone calls claiming to be from Medicare and says your Medic...