A Salina woman loses several hundred dollars in a phone scam.

Lt. Scott Siemsen said the woman told police she had received a phone call in the middle part of September from a man claiming to be with Medicare, and that updated information was need for her Medicare.

The 78-year-old woman provided information from her bank account the number of the last check written, and on October 23rd $448.52 was taken from the account from by Sun Bright.

Another attempt to withdrawal funds on October 24th from the account was not successful.

The woman contacted police on Tuesday.