Jul 16, 2013
Received phone call this morning with recording saying senior citizens were eligible to receive free medical alert devices. I hung up before the message was complete. This is a scam and the scammers have now spoofed a different phone number, this time from St. Charles, MO. A couple of months ago, I was getting the same calls from the KC, MO area using area code 816. The only reason I even answered the call was because I have a lot of friends who call from the same area code.
Don't press any buttons to speak to someone or remove your number from their list - they will know they've reached a valid phone number. Then they will start with the high-pressure sales pitch. Just hang up.