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- Harvard, MA, USA
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I have received 3 calls over the past week from a Hispanic man claiming to be a Medicare representative. There was noise from a call center in the background. He wanted to verify my Medicare information, although he already had my first and last name, my home address, and land line phone number. He asked if I had received my "plastic" Medicare card (Medicare cards are always paper). He then asked for my middle initial, at which point I knew it was definitely a scam because my Medicare card already has my middle initial on it. I then told him that he was a scammer because I know that Medicare never calls people on the phone. He abruptly said he would send me paperwork to my street address and hung up. I then called the Medicare Hotline and reported the incident. The scammer's phone number is 1-619-558-2776, which I got from my caller ID. He got no more information about me than he already had, which is already troubling. I sensed he was a scammer from the beginning but I led him on, just to see what he was phishing for.

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- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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Spoke in Spanish, said he was from Venezuela, tried to be really friendly calling me "my lady" and asking about my health.

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- Smithton, PA, USA
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They call me and ask about Medicare products that I may need and they can help me with.....when I ask them who they are they say Medicare representitive....I tell them Medicare doesn't call on a international phone number and they hang up...they have tried calling numerous times and u can here the background of a telemarketing firm of some sort...

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- Eastlake, OH, USA
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Rec'd call on Saturday claiming to be from Medicare, they gave me an ID number and the last name Gomez, and they wanted our new medicare numbers because they were going to send out new plastic cards, but they wanted us to give them our numbers to verify but that seemed questionable. When I started asking questions, they hung up.

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This number called my 94 year old mom wanting to talk to her about her Medicare card at 8:30 in the evening. Too bad....she still has more brains than most.

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My brother received a phone call about a common Medicare scam, to receive a "free" back brace and knee brace. He is disabled and lives in an assisted living facility. UPS attempted to deliver the equipment to an empty house that my brother used to live in. The package required a signature so it was not delivered. Later, I happened to be at my brother's apartment and answered a call from someone who said they were calling from Medicare to verify receipt of the back and knee brace. After some discussion I realized it was a scam and told them we would not accept delivery of the package and to not call again. They hung up the phone. I guess the package will eventually be returned to the sender by UPS.

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This man called saying his name was Sean, he had a very thick Indian accent, he told me to remove all of the numbers that have been calling me about braces, up to 38 calls a day he could stop it if I gave him information on a recorded line. I kept refusing to do or say what he wanted on the recording he got more and more frustrated started asking if I was slow in the head if there was something wrong with me He told me I was wasting his time and he would not let me talk to his supervisor, he talked over me would not let me get a word in edgewise and was so rude he actually told me to go to HE!! If you know what I mean. I am so tired of these sales people claiming to be from Medicare or some health place trying to get me to buy braces mostly but sometimes cancer screenings and massagers. My phone is been useless for three months because I had to keep that constantly on silent, I missing important calls and while I’m on calls I’m getting so many calls in the background I can’t understand what people are saying. I’m desperate for this to stop!! Please help

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They called on the phone with caller ID giving the number on the back of the card. They tell you you qualify for a free knee and neck brace. They want to send it to you even if you don’t want or need it. They know your name , address and birthdate. They want to verify your Medicare number. I hung up on them twice and they kept calling. Hate these people.

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- Beaumont, TX, USA
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Some guy call me at Western United Medicare, he want to estend my medicare supplyment for Part D and he wanted me to send him $108.00.  Told him couldn't talk now because I'm sick and unable to undersstand what he was talking about right now.

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- Columbia City, IN, USA
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I get sometimes 2 or 3 calls a day from Spanish sounding ladies to get a free medicare brace

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Picked up the phone which came in on area code 918. First talked to a woman with a foreign accent, possibly East Indian or Pakistani. She said she was calling on behalf of Medicare. She talked at length about providing me with a back and knee brace. I admitted to having back pain. Then she passed me on to a man with the same type of accent. He asked the exact questions. I got inpatient with the time this was taking and told so. By that time I realized that it was a scam.

My phone rings all day long with numbers I don't recognize. I am so tired of these calls that I decided to start answering them thinking I could get rid of them myself. Big mistake!

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- Greenville, SC, USA
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My cell id said Medicare but it was a cash scam call inder Medicare name

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My parents, both senior citizens, have received numerous calls from different numbers trying to get my father to discuss a back brace or knee brace, neither of which he needs nor did he request. I have spoken to the caller and told them to remove their number from the list. Caller has hung up in my face, told me he didn't want to talk to me, wouldn't give a name, said he would keep calling back when I told him that I've blocked the numbers he's tried calling from. Please beware and do not let your elderly parents/loved ones fall for this scam. 11/21/2018

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- Ocala, FL, USA
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Caller said he was from Medicare and had free benefits. Just needed to verify information starting with my birthdate. I asked if this could be done online, and he said no. Only by phone. Accent might indicate that he is not in US.

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Received a telephone call from an individual with a heavy accent claiming to be "Mike from Medicare" and asked for the last four digits of my SS number. He denied trying to sell anything and refused to give any purpose for his call if I wouldn't give him the information. At that point I ended the call

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Caller called asking for Medicare and Blue Cross Contract Number.

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Called wanting my mother's Medicare and Blue Cross Numbers which she released.

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- Amarillo, TX, USA
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813-525-6225 called me 3 times in an hour without leaving a voicemail. I usually don't answer calls from unknown numbers but because they called 3 times I picked up. The phone said Bardalese, Lesman and the caller was a woman with an accent. The woman said she heard my husband has a knee/back issue and Medicare now has new products to help him with that. My husband doesn't have knee or back issues so I knew it was a scam. I was very careful not to say "yes" to anything and just told the woman I had to hang up.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I received a call from the above number telling me that they were calling from Medicare. They offered me braces for free for my knee, back and ankle, even though I didn't need any braces. I told them this and they said they would send them for my future use. The first gentleman asked me for the first 5 digits of my Medicare Card, which is the first 5 digits of my Social security number, which I did provide to him.Then they gave me to a doctor and he asked me all kinds of questions about pain and medications. He did not seem to know any of the medications I am on, which I found odd as well. I was then transferred to another individual who wanted to send me a gift card. I had to pay for the gift card with a credit card which I refused and then they hung up. I have reported the incident to my Bank, to Medicare and the Federal Trade Commission.

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Told consumer they were from Medicare and they could get a back brace. Told consumer to call back 800-433-6269 or 800-633-4237.

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