I'm not back to blogging yet, but I needed to get this out to warn you of a scam that is apparently not just in Hawaii, but around the country.
I got a phone call yesterday on our landline from a woman purporting to be from the Government Medicare Services. I'm sorry but she had a thick Indian accent which immediately put me on guard. She asked me if I'd received my new Medicare card and wanted to verify my address. I told her they already had the correct address and I was busy so... "No thank you."
Today, Art picked up the call and it was a man this time. Again, he had a very thick Indian accent and said his name was Oliver Brown (Art asked him for his name). The fellow asked Art if he'd gotten his Medicare card and told him he just wanted to verify some information they had.
He asked for our address. Art told him they already had our address and it was correct. They have our phone number so that's correct too.
Art then interjected and asked where this Oliver Brown was calling from. The fellow slowly, very haltingly gave Art his phone number which later proved to be non-existent. Art checked. Oliver Brown said he was calling from Washington and that Medicare was going to send a plastic card to replace the paper ones we were issued.
At that point, Art told him he was very busy and hung up.
Please be careful everyone. There are even more scammers out there proliferating along with COVID-19.
Please wear your masks, keep your social distances and stay healthy. Our COVID-19 numbers in Hawaii are now exploding with each day because... yes... we also have people who are not wearing masks and are having social gathering everywhere. It's spooky!
Very spooky.
Today, Art picked up the call and it was a man this time. Again, he had a very thick Indian accent and said his name was Oliver Brown (Art asked him for his name). The fellow asked Art if he'd gotten his Medicare card and told him he just wanted to verify some information they had.
He asked for our address. Art told him they already had our address and it was correct. They have our phone number so that's correct too.
Art then interjected and asked where this Oliver Brown was calling from. The fellow slowly, very haltingly gave Art his phone number which later proved to be non-existent. Art checked. Oliver Brown said he was calling from Washington and that Medicare was going to send a plastic card to replace the paper ones we were issued.
At that point, Art told him he was very busy and hung up.
Please be careful everyone. There are even more scammers out there proliferating along with COVID-19.
Please wear your masks, keep your social distances and stay healthy. Our COVID-19 numbers in Hawaii are now exploding with each day because... yes... we also have people who are not wearing masks and are having social gathering everywhere. It's spooky!
Very spooky.
It never ends.
ReplyDeleteJust one problem after another. I can no longer get into my original blog too. I am using one my son set up at https:www.thebloggerspot.com/ I hope you will follow me there. If anyone has the address of a blog I could start over with, please send me the address. Google has taken over the one I have had all these years and I cannot figure theirs out at all.
ReplyDeleteSeveral months ago I was receiving scam calls from people claiming to be from the Social Security Department. Department was the red flag for me, it is Administration. I was so rude to them. Their ears were probably burning by the time I got done. I basically lost my temper big time. Scammers are the absolutely last thing people need right now.
ReplyDeleteI have heard about these Covid parties on the news. Between that kind of behavior, and people refusing to wear masks, I am wondering if there is some kind of not yet recognized virus that is turning people into lemmings, probably not a virus after all, just ignorance.
Thanks Kay!
ReplyDeleteI got an email yesterday notifying me my credit account was being placed on hold until I supplied/updated some information. It wasn't, they don't work that way, this sort of stuff happens frequently, and I have learned to just delete.
ReplyDeleteAs far as COVID is concerned, it seems our "personal freedoms" are killing us.
We have gotten close to six calls and we keep hanging up as soon as they(Indian accent) give an american name. I actually asked one guy to spell it and he made a mistake. So, I know where you are coming from. They will try anything to get you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kay, it's neverending.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kay. Unless I know the caller, I don't answer. Thank goodness for caller ID and comment moderation. They keep the creeps away.
ReplyDeleteso any scams, i hardly answer my land line any more but did download robokiller for my iphone and it is very good at detecting calls that aren't from my contacts. Even stopped one and said it was a religious scam...wow!
ReplyDeleteI was called by a police donation scammer. They seem to be calling throughout our state asking for donations of $15 or more for the police fund, never explaining who or what they were doing. I told them I never donate over the phone and to please send me the paperwork..which of course, they never did!
ReplyDeleteYes, we have had the Medicare and two police scammers. I say just what tabor does and what you do.
ReplyDeleteGeorge used to do it all withy a thick Indian accent. LOl
I know about this. I don't have a land line, and it hasn't come through on my cell yet. Thanks for the warning.
ReplyDeleteI had one today. It is awful!
ReplyDeleteThe scammers really irritate me. Our laws are just to easy on these people.
ReplyDeleteIts increased in recent times..
ReplyDeleteIt breaks my heart that there are some people who are scammed because of being so trusting. If it didn't work, they wouldn't keep doing this. :-(
ReplyDeleteThe scam calls fell off for awhile, when the pandemic first hit, but now they seem to be coming every day. I just don't answer.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the warning...
ReplyDeleteHello Kay
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you all survived Douglas - not nice when strange men come calling without an invitation:)
After months of peace and quiet on the scam front they are back in business here also. It seems our national phone carrier is going to turn off our internet unless we provide them with certain information. As we don't use them I'm not sure how that's going to happen. I just hang up but The Golfer strings them along, asking questions and then asking to speak to their supervisor. That's when THEY hang up!
Glad the hurricane didn't cause so much bad for you guys! // we've not had a landline for decades... but my new cellphone has the "potential scam/spam" alert when a number rings in that is questionable - I love that new feature! I don't answer anyway if I don't recognize the number. Just my way of avoiding all scammers and other problematic people. Ha! Blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the warning. Hopefully I'll miss it since I don't answer any calls unless I know who it is. I figure, if it's someone that needs to reach me, they'll leave a message. I like my "block this number" feature on my cell. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteIn recent time the scammers seem to have been getting worse!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks for the warning! and stay safe also ♥
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this enlightening post, it is right on-point! I always hang up as soon as they say who they are and why they are calling.
ReplyDeleteWishing You a Blessed week, Stay Safe, dear friend!
I never answer questions from any caller I don’t know, so when they start I just hang up on them.
ReplyDeleteI miss you.
ReplyDeleteComing by to check on you and to say hello. I hope the bad weather/storms/hurricanes did you no harm. Stay Safe, dear friend! Love & Hugggss to you!!!
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