I received a call from HelloWorld. I believe these calls are scams and never give out any personal information. They have called before because I recognize the accent of the woman that called. It sounded like a Spanish accent. She asked if anyone had diabetes. So is this a scam to sell you overpriced or worthless products to get your credit card number.??>
I never deal with anone that solicits my business over the phone.
Call came to my home from 503) 563-0697. My caller ID identified the number and said it belonged to a Hello World. Since I was not familiar with number or company, I did not answer. However, we are being harassed by companies claiming to be representing the American Diabetes Association when actually they are not. I suspect this is more of the same since reading the statements/comments above. When our answering machine answered the call, this number promptly hung up with no message on the machine.
I have received 4 phone calls in as many weeks from this number, stating that someone in the household has Diabetes and may be eligible for medical supplies. One caller asked if anyone had Diabetes. No one in my house has the disease, but I, too, would like to know how they are getting medical information and are allowed to ask personal medical questions.
"Hello World": check out on Wikipedia. It is, among other things, a computer device used by hackers to place a name on a display, among other things, and is one of the simplest and most basic language devices...may be linked to the fact that many callers seem to have foreign accents.
My caller ID actually said "West Linn, OR," a suburb of Portland, OR. The caller also mentioned diabetes - and did speak with an accent.
They obviously are not getting medical information from anyone, if they are asking you whether anyone in the household has diabetes.
We received a call from this no stating that she understood that someone at our home had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Replied that this was confidential.