If you are on Medicare, that is one way the scam proceeds. You may not get a back brace, but Medicare will get a bill, authorized by your wife's "Yes". Billing Medicare is the most common scam, the crooks like older people who may not pay much attention to Medicare statements. It is possible you will be billed directly, or your major medical carrier will be billed directly if your medical insurance info has been compromised in some way, usually by a hospital stay. Hospitals leaks info like a sieve.
Undoing an "order" is made hard and returning any medical equipment is a problem. It will often be found to be damaged when it is returned and you will be billed for that. If you are on Medicare, you might want to call them and write to inform them what has happened. Same with private insurance. Keep an eye on credit or debit cards for suspicious charges. These crooks will keep trying and trying.
BEWARE They start off asking, "Can you hear me?" They are trying to get you to say yes so they can use the recording to scam you with your voice giving approval by using the yes you said.
It called me three times. The very first thing they said was "Can you hear me?" They want you to say "yes" so they can record it and stick the yes in anywhere! Don't get fooled by it.
DO NOT ANSWER Calls from 559-121-9491 it is a SCAM!
SCAM Update: If you get a call from a number you don't recognize: DO NOT ANSWER!
Let it go to your voicemail. Legitimate callers will leave a message.
If by chance you do answer and someone asks if you can hear them: DO NOT ANSWER!
If they ask you a YES/NO question: DO NOT ANSWER!
JUST HANG UP! This is a form of phishing.
If you’ve received one of these mysterious calls recently, you might be a potential victim of a new SCAM. Authorities across the U.S. are alerting citizens about the scheme, and have been since 2015.
The con works when a scammer calls an unwitting recipient, and then proceeds to ask if they can hear them clearly. Answering “yes” allows the scammers to record that response, and use it to sign you up for products and services or authorize unwanted charges etc. It’s not limited to that specific question, either. Be wary of any question from a caller that requires a simple YES/NO response.
Even if scammers don’t have access to your credit card information, they can possibly authorize charges with just your phone number and a recorded “yes” response. In other cases, scammers might demand payment for something that you didn’t sign up for, and threaten legal action because they have your response as confirmation.
To protect yourself from this SCAM, police and authorities are recommending several steps:
1) Don’t answer calls from unrecognized numbers.
2) Do not give out any personal information.
3) Don’t confirm your phone number or any other information over the phone.
4) IMPORTANT: Never trust any caller that says they are from a government or federal agency such as the DMV, Social Security, IRS, or court system.
Government agencies never communicate by outgoing phone calls, you can be sure it’s a fraud.
*AGAIN* If you don't recognize the caller or number: DO NOT ANSWER YOUR PHONE!
Let it go to your voicemail. Legitimate callers will leave a message.
Signed: Police Officer that hates these calls more than you can imagine.