Yikes! Crazy phone call

[CC27]

Star Member hermetic (7,730 posts)


Yikes! Crazy phone call

First a guy with what seemed a British accent asked if I'd rec'd my new Medicare card in the mail. No, Then he says he has to confirm all my info, name, address and the Medicare # on the card. I told him I wasn't comfortable giving the number but he assured me it was in no way linked to any finances and he would not be asking for my SSN. We went ahead and he told me I was approved to receive back and knee braces which I needed to use because my bones were getting old. No charge to me. After much explaining I finally said fine so then he had to transfer me to verification dept. This guy also had a foreign accent. We went over a bunch of stuff like my size and weight and was I taking any meds or have any illness. Finally he said he would transfer me to shipping to confirm my order and this guy had a very India/Paki accent that I could just barely understand and we went over all the same stuff and I hung up on him cause I just couldn't put up with any more. They kept trying to call back and I finally answered and they apologized and said the call was being recorded and could I just verify everything, again.

This whole thing took half an hour and I'm not totally sure what I am getting so I wondered if anyone here knows what this is all about. Or knows where I might call to verify this was legit.

TIA

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12611177

Ten bucks says this never happened..

[Muddling 2]

Ten bucks says this never happened..

$20 says he's still waiting on that big haul from the Nigerian Oil Minister.

[CC27]

$20 says he's still waiting on that big haul from the Nigerian Oil Minister.

HAHA

[SVPete]

Ten bucks says this never happened..

Since it basically meant that a DU-member bit on a phishing attempt, I think it might, plus or minus a few confused details.

[RuralNc]

Ten bucks says this never happened..

I dont know. DUmmys love nothing more then being a victim. 

[DUmpDiver]

Sheesh. Half an hour on a phishing call followed by all of that worthless typing.

I usually just hang up immediately or if I'm in the mood for fun I drag it out as long as possible and then when I get bored I ask them if their parents know that they make a living stealing from ignorant people. Usually at that point they hang up and go to the net call but it's funny when some of them practice their Engrish swearing on me.

[Texacon]

I can believe it happened because of this part.

We went ahead and he told me I was approved to receive back and knee braces which I needed to use because my bones were getting old. No charge to me. After much explaining I finally said fine

DUmmies love them some 'free to them' stuff!

KC

[SVPete]

I can believe it happened because of this part.

We went ahead and he told me I was approved to receive back and knee braces which I needed to use because my bones were getting old. No charge to me. After much explaining I finally said fine

DUmmies love them some 'free to them' stuff!

KC

Phishers just need to phish using the right bait. And who knows, maybe the phishers are scamming government $$ through peddling unneeded medical "devices".

[DefiantSix]

Sheesh. Half an hour on a phishing call followed by all of that worthless typing.

I usually just hang up immediately or if I'm in the mood for fun I drag it out as long as possible and then when I get bored I ask them if their parents know that they make a living stealing from ignorant people. Usually at that point they hang up and go to the net call but it's funny when some of them practice their Engrish swearing on me.

There is nobody on Earth more expert at wasting valuable time than a DUm'Rat.

My only question on this whole encounter was at what point in this phishing trip did the phisherman realize that there was no chance of hitting paydirt here; not because the DUm'Rat wasn't sufficiently gullible, but because this wee li'l lamb is too stupid to hold on to anything long enough to be worth the effort.