Health Care Services Scam Call
Why Do You Need to Know My Age?
You may have recently received a call from someone purporting to be from a health care services company, asking for personal information like your Social Security number or credit card number. This is a scam ' do not provide any information to these callers!
There are several variations of this scam, but in all cases, the caller is trying to get your personal information so they can steal your identity or use your credit card without permission. They may even promise free health care services if you give them your personal details.
If you receive one of these calls, hang up and report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You can also file a complaint with the FTC online at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/.
Why Do You Need My Age?
Here's a caller pretending he works at Health Care Services. I asked him why he needs to know my age and he gives me a very strange response.