I believe they have called from this number more than 50 times.  Nothing stops them.

John calls this number all the time...it is a real person...it starts off with a recording but if you tell him you did not buy it he will say someone else did and he needs to deliver it to your home. He is rude and obnoxious. I believe this man calls our house at least once a week. My husband has told him to stop phoning but it makes no difference. The caller shows his number all the time.

Phone call insisting that someone in my household ordered a medical alert system which is total rubbish.

THIRD time!!!!!!   Who the hell is John in the shipping department????  Caller id of "MARYLAND"??  This is not only illegal, it is immoral, unethical, and just plain invasive!!!

Caller ID:  MARYLAND
After leaving several messages in the past they now just call and hang up when the answering machines responds.

Apparently, they have inundated America with these scam calls; so much so, that  AARP has printed an article in their recent AARP Bulletin (July/August 2013) about this medical alert device scam. They provide information regarding the ramifications of responding to this scam by providing your personal information (name, address and financial information).  They also provide guidelines for acquiring a safety alert system should you actually need one. More importantly the provide guidelines to avoid scammers, in general.

I hope this information helps.

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'Free' Medical Alert Device Offers Harm, Not Help
No-cost deals trick people into sharing their personal information

by Sid Kirchheimer, AARP Bulletin, July 1, 2013

The calls can grab your attention as a grim recorded voice warns of increasing rates of death and injury from falls or other home-alone medical emergencies.

But the real incentive to proceed and "press 1" may be the promise of a free medical alert device that will quickly bring help when you need it the most.

Here's what is likely to happen if you press 1: A live telemarketer comes on the line, and what was touted as a no-charge offer becomes a full press to get your credit card or bank account information for supposed monitoring fees or other expenses associated with the device.

Give out that information and the possible result is identity theft.

Officials warn that scammers are behind many of these robocalls, sometimes stealing the names of reputable manufacturers or inventing corporate names that often include the word "senior."

Some of the callers falsely claim that your doctor ordered the device for you. Others ? such as Instant Response Systems of New York, which was recently shut down following a Federal Trade Commission investigation ? allegedly up the ante with legal threats.

"They called seniors claiming they had already ordered a medical alert device and threatening them with a lawsuit if they didn't pay," says FTC attorney Arturo DeCastro. Jason (aka Yaakov) Abraham, who runs Instant Response Systems, did not respond to telephoned requests for comment.

If you or a loved one needs a medical alert device, get recommendations from your health care provider or a social service agency.

When you call companies, ask for documentation about fees before providing payment accounts. Some hospitals and aging services agencies have subsidized programs. But if you don't qualify, you may need to pay a one-time installation fee of around $100 plus $1 to $2 per day for device rental and monitoring. Other companies require you to purchase the device.

You can foil scammers with these five tips:
Speak Out!

Has someone tried to contact you about free medical alert devices? Do you have tips other readers could use to avoid these types of scams? Speak out on our Scams & Fraud message board.

1. Hang up on unsolicited offers: Don't even ask for sales information from cold callers: You could be targeted for "pay us or else" intimidation later on, says DeCastro.

2. Flee from claims that the device is free: A scammer might assert that that a product won't cost you because you have insurance. Know that Medicare, Medicaid and most insurance companies typically don't pay for this equipment. In rare cases when they do, a doctor's recommendation is required ? and you'll know about it in advance.

3. Reject robocalls: They're illegal unless you have contacted the company. So assume that any unsolicited prerecorded sales call is the work of scammers.

4. Don't respond to offers to "opt out" of future calls: That alerts callers to a working number.

5. Don't pay for anything you didn't order: "Even if legal action is threatened," says DeCastro.

Sid Kirchheimer is the author of Scam-Proof Your Life, published by AARP Books/Sterling.

I have just received a call from this number with someone who was scheduling the installation of an emergency alert system.  HE wouldn't allow me to say a word so I hung up on him.  It is a scam.

I keep getting these calls and have never ordered a medic alert system.  I would like this to discontinue.

I answered and caller hung up.  Caller ID says Maryland

I got a call from this number but it was dead air when I answered. Then I tried calling it and the number is not in service...do I need to do anything?

RECORDED MESSAGE ON DO NOT CALL LIST

Got the same call.  Creepy.

I have received this call at least 4 times now & have reported it to the FCC.  Called the Consumer Protection Division of MD first & was advised to call FCC.  This is a fed. job not handled by state since it involves the Do Not Call List.  FCC can be reached on 888-382-1222.  I hope they get this group for this.

Good on you, but if the police wanted to stop these calls, they would.

They get your number the same way that Kaiser knows when you turn 65.  They buy it.

What is frustrating is that the numbers are repetitive and fraud is clearly involved.   The disinterest of the FCC and FBI is amazing.   Could this not be easier to stop?

They have broken so many Do Not Call postings that they must be in for several million in fines by now.

I have reported this person to the FBI's Online Scam database.

According to White Pages, all these numbers are known to the sources of heavy spam activity. As I have read in this site and others where people post complaints about spam/scam/phishing phone calls/e-mails, the various numbers being used are being hidden under the cover name "Medical Alert". What is totally disgusting about these types of callers, and more are coming every day, is that they are on the attack against senior citizens. How they find out numbers for senior citizens in particular is something I cannot imagine.

Do NOT respond to this scam! I have NEVER requested any medical equipment delivery from this supposed company.

My wife received a call regarding a medical alert system today; she said she has been getting these calls on an almost daily basis. I picked up the phone and stayed on the line until the end of the spiel, but there was no way to opt out of receiving further such calls. I used *69 to check the calling number; I was informed the number was not in service when I called the number.  Our home number is on the government "do not call" list at https://donotcall.gov/ and I filed a complaint there after receiving the call.

I get several calls a week from this number.  I only occasionally answer the call and when I do, somreone says they are checking on a delivery.  I quicly hang up.

Second time for this phone call!  July 6 2013  @ 12:19pm

410-246-1677
I was called today 7-6-2013 and informed this was to schedule a "fully paid for medical alert device."  "Ordered and paid for by family or friend."  THIS IS A SCAM.

they called my landline phone and left a message about a medical alert system avaiable and free, and ready to be shipped free. The voicemail said to press 1 to have this shipped or press 5 to decline. "If you already've a medical alert system please disregard this message." At best it's a telemarketer, but I would not be surprised if it were a scam.

Same harassing recorded sales call from  this exact same MD phone number every day for several weeks and continuing.

File your complaint with the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and not the FCC

I'm constantly getting calls from this number.  When I call the number back, it says your call can not be completed as dialed.

You have to report them to the FTC.  FCC does not regulate the "Do Not Call" list

The problem is, it appears you have to answer it in order to report it. (And I don't answer unidentified callers.)
Then you have to fill out a 4 page report for the FCC.
So if I report it, they have gotten me twice.  My time is wasted with the call, then my time is wsted filling out a lengthy report (and I need to be taking notes while they call in order to answer all the quesitons on the FCC form.).
There has got to be a better answer.

9:14 pm on July 4, and they called me!  Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to stop them.  The FCC has never responded to any of my complaints.

I have always done this, and the calls just don't stop.

One qway to at least decrease the number of such calls if youn have caller ID on your phone. Do not answer any call which your caller ID does not show a caller's named that you recognize. Lwet the phone ring and waitg until your recorded message to leave a message  plays out. If it's a call you would not want they will not leave a message. If you hear a message being recorded you have your choice of answering or not as you so choose. I've practically eliminated these calls by following this tactic.