Sep 5, 2014
I spoke to them and they wanted information on my mother in law. They were trying to have her order medical gear from them (at no cost to her). I think it is a scam trying to get patients to order medical equipment through them so they can over bill the insurance companies for stuff no one really needs or wants. I think they figure if they can get approval from the patient, they can make a claim that it was ordered by the patient or doctor. This is a complete scam. They wanted to know her Dr's mane, her DOB, SSN, telephone number, age, medical condition, etc.
They were very demanding about either talking to her or getting this specific information. I asked them to send me a formal letter requesting what they were asking for, and a privacy act statement along with the request.
They are obviously affiliated with a data mining group fishing for more information, or trying to verify the information they have. I would love to see what they send if anything. I only gave them a PO box address to send stuff to. I would also caution every one that, 88 year old people with Alzheimer's should not be exposed to these sort of calls, and we should have the right to block them to prevent our elders (who would not know a scam if they heard one
401 519 2817 is the original sales call number, (Velocity) is the company that comes up on caller ID, and the return call or follow up call is the one here that we are asking about. They are all interconnected and in my opinion are scammers and probably, yes quite possibly, criminal.
No wonder our insurance rates are climbing out of sight.