Sep 20, 2014
Pre-record to landline on the DNC. Call from SeniorCare USA (pre-recorded message) or American Alert Services. (live operator). Claimed to be referred by a health care professional (pre-recorded message) and/or AARP (live operator) to receive a medical alert system (like "I've fallen but I can't get up", but someone else). Claimed to be a $400 package for FREE! Oh wait, we'd need to pay $34/month for monitoring. Supposedly there was no contract, but how much does anyone want to bet that there is a contract? Generally, these are around 3 years.
They did have our names and address, which the guy alternated back and forth about whether they can this from AARP or our medical practitioner. So I doubt it was either, but it was concerning they had our names and address. I could not get him to confirm which medical practitioner this would be with out 'confirming' my intention to get the product. Likely this was just part of the pitch. AARP has a scam alert on their web site about monitoring companies like this, especially ones that use robocalls - so again, since AARP is trying to keep elderly from getting scammed by medical alert companies, having a medical alert company robocall their members seems a little dicey as well.
On the fun side, I had about a 23 minute chat with my lucky rep, which of course he didn't make a sale. If only 20+ other people did the same thing, we could keep him from making ANY sales today. Talk to them. Ask questions. Deny them that sale. Don't just do it for yourself, do it for those elderly seniors that might get scammed.