In Telemarketer/Boiler Room Scams, the telephone is used to obtain Medicare numbers. Telemarketing companies identify specific targets through mailing lists, and contact consumers.
The caller uses a high-pressure sales pitch to get Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, or private insurance information. The sales pitch deliberately confuses people into believing the caller represents the government or private insurers.
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
Medicaid, Medicare, Scams, Social Security