At first she said that I can receive my shot at home. I said no, then she said at my Dr's office. Also, she said that I would need some kind of genetics test because I have high blood pressure. I hesitated and she hung up. This sounded strange to me. What do you think?
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2021/01/scammers-cash-covid-19-vaccination-confusion
One of the bullet items says "Don’t pay to sign up for the vaccine. Anyone who asks for a payment to put you on a list, make an appointment for you, or reserve a spot in line is a scammer."
IF it's a cell phone, there are ways to report and/or block these numbers.
Generally I do not answer ANY calls if they are not in my contact list and/or I'm not expecting a call back from someone who might not be in my contact list. A few times my phone was being stupid, not dismissing the call and I was rather busy, so it annoyed me enough that I ended up answering it, but not with any nice greeting.... :-o just a few repeated choice words and THEN hung up.
Let these calls go to voicemail. Do not call any number back that you don’t know.
I hate scam text messages too!
My understanding is that if the target (you) agrees, the caller then asks for your Medicare number, and orders something allegedly on your behalf, but which is delivered to them, and resold. In the meantime they've tricked Medicare into paying for the item, by using your Medicare number.
I haven't gone through this, but someone else battles these people and shares the information she gets.
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