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Ok, does Medicare call you? [View all] XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 OP
They call from time to time. Difficult to understand. They want to know if you got your new Srkdqltr Oct 2023 #1
I'm freaking out I missed an important call now nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #2
I've never had a call. I believe the call was a scam. Tomconroy Oct 2023 #3
This was an attempt to defraud you Otto_Harper Oct 2023 #10
Ty XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #13
There's also the variant of the SS card scam. They ask is... brush Oct 2023 #17
Or just don't answer the phone. If I get a call from a number I don't recognize, I let it go to catbyte Oct 2023 #4
Yeah I'm sorry I answered XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #6
Yeah, that's tricky. I've been snookered a time or two catbyte Oct 2023 #27
I get these calls constantly, two this morning already. It's a scam. They are just trying to get.... MMBeilis Oct 2023 #5
I upset her XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #7
Exactly right. I get the same calls. It's gotten so that I say "hello" and hear a few seconds of.... RussellCattle Oct 2023 #11
be sure and block the number! nt yellowdogintexas Oct 2023 #14
Thanks but I've tried that and it doesn't seem to work. The caller ID number that comes up.... RussellCattle Oct 2023 #18
It's true that they have a ghost number, and several of these calls may actually yellowdogintexas Oct 2023 #32
I got one yesterday wanting to send me a back brace, etc etc etc. Emile Oct 2023 #24
I think they would send a letter rather than call. GreenWave Oct 2023 #8
Right XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #12
Oh, jeez, I hope you have better luck than me. I got my first call like this about three years ago.. RussellCattle Oct 2023 #23
Never talk on the phone regarding something you didn't request. JenniferJuniper Oct 2023 #9
I always ask, did I call you for help? They usually hang up. Emile Oct 2023 #15
Lol I'm using that nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #16
Just Googled it and what I found ailsagirl Oct 2023 #19
TY! XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #20
You're welcome ailsagirl Oct 2023 #22
You won't believe this but as I was just writing response #18 above, my phone rang and the..... RussellCattle Oct 2023 #21
Not in my contact list? Not answered. Let them leave a message. Numbers, Cities, or out of area code Wonder Why Oct 2023 #25
Very rarely. Straw Man Oct 2023 #26
No. milestogo Oct 2023 #28
Not unless you arrange it with them beforehand. malthaussen Oct 2023 #29
This is true XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #30
They say "this is important information!" to cause anxiety. malthaussen Oct 2023 #31
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