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samnsara

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2. ..and another one to watch for is someone replying to an 'inquiry' about knee or back..

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Wed Dec 12, 2018, 01:28 PM

Dec 2018

..issues and just need your medicare # to get the free brace sent to you. I was taking care of my elderly mother and father when a call came thru like this. Sounds perfectly fine as mom had these issues and I was new to dealing with all the social services they had..including VA! I was willing to provide them her # and asked them if I could call them back when I got it from her. They didnt want to wait..they needed it now! I was firm and told them to either give me a number to call back or to call again another time.

Now I am NEVER fooled by scams...but this one came at the exact same time I was actually dealing with the situation they described.

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Another scam the worse: This is not a sale call, but a "reply" [View all] question everything Dec 2018 OP

This robo woke me this morning! elleng Dec 2018 #1

..and another one to watch for is someone replying to an 'inquiry' about knee or back.. samnsara Dec 2018 #2

I like the one where caller asks for "Bob" and I reply there's no one here naned sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #3

Get them all the time zipplewrath Dec 2018 #4

"Do not hang up" call can come several times a day AnotherDreamWeaver Dec 2018 #5

I get those from "Medicare", replying to my inquiry about aches and pains. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2018 #6

We get those calls all the time too. We never NEVER answer them. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2018 #7

I answer my phone by saying PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #8