Victim Location 18466
Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare
Someone called my 90 year old father about back pain. They misrepresented themselves as a medical professional. He thought it was his doctors office calling him. They asked him if he had back pain and when he responded yes ( almost all seniors have back pain) they transferred him to a "telemed" doctor who asked him a few questions and then "prescribed" him a back brace. The Brace arrived in the mail and medicare was billed. I called the number on the invoice and told them his doctor did not prescribe this and that they should send me a label for return. This is how I found out about the whole process of the "telemed" doctor. The woman on the phone told me that if we returned the brace they would credit medicare. I insisted they send a prepaid label for pick up since Dad does not drive and could not take it to a fed ex drop off site. They sent a label in the mail but it arrived after the pick up date. It occurs to me he has received several of these devices over the years.
I can’t imagine how many thousands of other seniors have been duped as well.