Number shows up in CallerID as "ALERT". Hung up while answering machine dealt with them, no message left. Saw report on another site that says similar, but the "ALERT" has something else on it to make it look like a government agency (like police or fire).
458-201-2432 – Medical Alert scam – Phone I.D. “Eugene” at 4:36 pm on 4/26/2014
Connected call with recorded message bumping to live person by hitting “1”. Live person’s name Emily or Emanoe (foreign, likely Oriental). Offered $3,000 in grocery coupons for buying free Medical Alert but $34.95 for monthly usage. Company name: Senior Alert System. Gave same for the website. Wanted personal information and credit card number. Told Emily that I was unable to find their website and to give me proper access. Reminded Emily that she had promised to give me their website but hadn’t. Emily hung up.
I just received a call from 458-201-2432; however, caller ID showed "Unknown" they are apparently changing tactics and using "unknown" hoping some poor clod will answer because it doesn't say "Alert."
I have gotten calls from this same scam from three different numbers but two were recordings. The latest one I didn't answer but called it back and it said special promotions. But if it is for seniors there are none in the household so it wouldn't work anyway. I would hang up and have them mail me the info.There is no one who needs medic alert.
The degenerate medical alert scam artists strike once again. The phone rang twice then stopped, then started ringing again till the answering machine picked up and played the disconnected tone at the start of the greeting, amazingly that seemed to have worked. I can just picture these scam-artists in a badly lit leaky major city basement infested with rats and roaches, the smell of cigarettes, vomit and bodily fluids filling the air, sitting there rubbing themselves off hoping to scam a senior citizen. Keep at it guys, you may actually get away with this for a while, as our government obviously doesn't care and allows this to continue on and on, basically throwing out all the money invested in the do not call list in the process. Thanks for calling me during dinner time you scumbags!