Just got a call from Medicare.

[multigraincracker]

They asked who they were speaking to. I asked them who does Medicare have listed for this number, I don’t think Medicare calls random numbers. They hung up on me.

[TheRealNorth]

1. Probably a scam

[peppertree]

24. Rick Scott, you think?

[enough]

2. Medicare would not make that call.

[multigraincracker]

3. I called them and you are correct.

Also, I didn’t think they had an office in Remus Michigan. Been through there many times and there is nothing in Remus. Caller ID.

[anciano]

8. IMO you handled it perfectly ....

Any time I have a question or concern about an unsolicited text or voicemail, I can always call the "real folks" back myself and ask them directly "are you trying to reach me?"

[japple]

29. That's good. I am going to have to remember to do this.

Might cut down on a lot of those scammer calls I get. Esp. the ones from the fake police association groups.

[brush]

4. They were probably about to ask if you had recieved your new...

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black and white SS card as the old red, white and blue one is being replaced.

No true. It's a scam. I've gotten that call a few times and after listening a few seconds I tell them not to call me again with this scam, then hang up.

[MineralMan]

5. Medicare does NOT call anyone. Period.

It communicates by letter, sent via USPS.

[multigraincracker]

6. For a moment I thought it might be them.

Until they asked my name. They know my name.

[MineralMan]

7. Never. They Never Call.

[BlackSkimmer]

12. Absolutely correct.

They do not call. Ever.

The scammers count on folks not knowing that.

[malaise]

16. Hey you

Good to see you

[malaise]

17. Hey you

Good to see you

[MineralMan]

39. And you!

[iscooterliberally]

9. This reminds me of the time the IRS called me and asked me for my SS number.

I said, "hey if you're from the IRS and know enough to call me, you should already have my SS number". They hung up. Next time the call and ask me I'm going to tell them my SS number is 3.

[erronis]

10. So why do I always have to tell the doctor's office my date of birth and full name?

Me: Let's see, you already have that info in front of you, right?

Reply: Well, yes - we just need to verify it's you.

Me: Well then how do I know that you are you? Spoofed phone#s, etc.

This is all part of the charade that the healthcare industry plays to try to satisfy HIPAA requirements. It's a piss-poor way of identifying people. When I go to the hospital and they ask my DOB, I usually subtract 100 years - sometimes the poor receptionist catches the obvious(?) error, sometimes not.

When I go to a particular department in the hospital after being fitted with a wrist-band with my name and DOB and am subsequently asked for the same information, I make a show of saying "Well, let me look at my wrist-band since I'm not sure who I am anymore."

[BlackSkimmer]

14. Sooo, assuming you were born in the 20th century, you tell them you were born in 18 something?

And they don't catch that? Really?

Besides, the receptionists, nurses, PAs, etc. don't make the rules. Why give them a hard time? I don't get that.

Why?

[erronis]

18. Almost all of them think it's humorous and a change of the drill.

What gives you so much pain?

[BlackSkimmer]

32. Lol, yes, I bet they do.

I'm sure they've never heard those jokes before.

I think that a receptionist would look at you a bit askance if you said 18something for the year, but ok. It's a cool story, and no doubt you make their day!

[Ziggysmom]

20. Took my husband to a doc appointment one afternoon. They called his name in the waiting

room and we followed the medical assistant to an exam room. She asked his name and date of birth. She then asked our address. Oops! Two men with same name in clinic on the same day, but different birthdays! That's part of the reason why they ask DOB to verify they have the correct records and patient. That was an odd experience; we actually got to meet his "Name" twin before leaving.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

28. That sort of thing happens all the time.

People don't always appreciate how common their name might be.

[Tess49]

22. Hospital protocol requires us to check the wrist band information against the information on the

ordered exam. It is not unusual to have two people with the same name in the hospital. We check patient name, DOB, and pt ID number on the order against the information on the wrist band.

[BlackSkimmer]

33. Thank you.

I don't mind how many times they ensure my identity.

I don't want the wrong medication, treatment, or anything else wrong in a hospital!

[Tess49]

36. What? You don't want to be stuffed in a closed MRI unit for 2 hours for an exam you don't need?

[Ziggysmom]

37. Oh God, I freak out in those small tubes! Just the thought gives me the willies.

[unc70]

11. Aetna Medicare Advantage will call its enrollees

It is part of the wellness program.

[japple]

30. Humana and United Medicare Advantage plans call almost daily.

They make me so mad. Most of the time it is a recorded message, but sometimes they want to send one of their employees out to the house for a home visit. I am cynical enough to think they want to snoop around and try to (a) find ways to deny coverage for certain claims or (b) try to get you to upgrade your policy.

[BlackSkimmer]

34. Yes, but Medicare Advantage plans are not part of the government.

Medicare that is provided by the government will never call.

[AverageOldGuy]

13. "IRS agents are on their way to your house to arrest you."

The only way I could stop them was to rush out, get $8,000, yadda, yadda, yadda.

I asked if the agents would be armed. "Of course they are armed."

To which I replied: "Well, so am I and I'll kill everyone of the sonsofbitches then I'm coming after you!"

Click.

Wife heard the conversation, she was not amused. I was ROTFLMAO.

[BlackSkimmer]

15. Seriously, if someone called you and gave you info for you to contact them with your "$8000,

then you should have contacted your local police.

Our local police constantly post about phone scams, and they ask for people to let them know if contacted.

[msfiddlestix]

19. Correction needed, you did NOT receive a call from Medicare. You received a call from a Fraudster

Fraudulently misrepresenting their identity.

you are welcome.

[multigraincracker]

21. You mean they lied.

They said they were calling from Medicare.
I can no longer trust what anyone says that calls me. From now on, when I don’t recognize a number, I’ll say. 911, what is your emergence.

[BlackSkimmer]

35. Why answer a number you don't recognize?

Let them leave a message.

[Botany]

23. That was a scam

n/t

[Ilsa]

25. Scam. I got called, telling me my Medicare and SSI

were in danger of being stolen. They would not give me any other information so I hung up on them.

[multigraincracker]

27. I saw the call was from Mecosta Mi.

I knew it couldn’t be a Gov. Agency.

[GopherGal]

26. I got one once supposedly from the electric company

They asked my address.

As if the electric company wouldn't know where they have been sending the electricity. I didn't confront them, I just hung up.

[Autumn]

31. I get 6 calls a day. I am so sick of it.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

38. Scam

When I call them this week they had a recording telling people to watch out for scammers calling you. Reminding people that reach out by mail.