We receive medical device calls often multiple per day.

We need to retaliate by finding a scam to run against telemarketers.

9:45 a.m. 11/9/13  same recording different voice.  Actually sounds like a real person talking.   Even if you hit  or 5 if you are supposedly interested.  Same thing a recording.  Hit 9 to be removed from calling list.  This doesn't work either.  Get at least a call or more every day.  Next time he calls I will have a pen and paper ready as he did give a name.  I am loosing my patience with this stuff.

Thank you.

This number has been calling  july 23 @12:51p, july 26 @ 6:28p, july 29, @ 4:54 wish they wud stop

Today, I received  3 phone calls from this horrible company who wants to give me a free medical alert device.  Yesterday, I was lucky and they only called twice.  How do we stop these calls.  I am on the Do Not Call List, but they are still calling.  I have also reported them again to the Do Not Call List.  When you try to call them back the phone is always busy.   Would love to have a lawsuit again these jerks.

every  day now for over a month

Just got my 2nd call from this jerk.  Told him never to call here again.

another no message call

This is the dude who is Scamming for the medical alert system. The Attorney General's office is taking reports so that they can pursue finding him and prosecuting if possible. But they need to know who he is calling. I called them and they knew exactly what I was talking about before I even told them all the information. They need to know time of call and what he says. Or if he is just calling and hanging up.

They keep calling...

No message left. Caller Id: 410-246-1679.

With all these calls why can't the FCC or some governmental agency do something about crank calls? Thank God for Caller ID. This number has called every day for over 3 months now.
Now instead of leaving a recording they hang up when answering machine picks up.

They used to use 410-246-1677, now a 2-digit difference, 410-246-1679. Checked the number by calling back with my Caller ID blocked. There appears to be no connection, just dead air. Since it is a live call, I forwarded all their calls to the nutzoid Tea Party Leadership Fund. Hope they enjoy each other.

Repeatedly calls my cell phone; leaves no message. Called land line once; I picked it up and got a "message about my medical device." I have no medical device; obviously, this is a scam.

My wife has been in a rehab center for five weeks recovering from fractured pelvic bones she suffered as a result of two falls in mid-June.  She is to be discharged tomorrow.  She usually calls shortly before I leave to visit her to let me know if there is anything she needs.  This morning my phone rang.  I answered and was greeted by a woman's voice crying out, "Help, I've fallen and I can't get up!"  Then, a man's voice began, "If you are a senior citizen..."  I called this scammer to complain about their totally tasteless and insensitive approach to marketing and got no answer.  Not even a ring.  I truly hope there's an attorney out there who can file a class action suit and put these clowns out of business.

Medical alert scam. Calls every single day.

Another hangup and no message left.

Report them to the FBI as identity theft attempt at:


https://tips.fbi.gov/

I just received a call from this number and it had the woman screaming "Help, I just fell and I can't get up".  I thought it was someone I know really screaming for help and I had a moment of absolute terror.  Then the commercial started and I realized it was a SALES PITCH for a medical alert system.  I pressed one and got a human and screamed at her that their recording scared me to death and to take my name off their_____  ______ _________calling list.

There ought to be a law against calling old people and scaring them to death.

Five unwanted calls in one day and no one will help me stop this scam

I have been posting information regarding this article on as many of the medic alert for seniors scammer's numbers as I can find, and I hope you continue to do the same. People are being taken advantage of, and we need to alert as many as possible before they become victims!

Yeah, just got the same BS Medical Alert System Free message on my phone answering machine. Had a hunch it was a scam. Did a search and guess what? Found this site and I was right. Hope you catch these guys. 410-246-1679 was the number. The search says it is a landline from Baltimore. Who knows. These people really suck especially for targeting senior Citizens.

Received a call from this number about medical alert system. You would think after 1000s of unanswered calls that they would go on to another number. As soon as I see a number that I don't know I just let it ring. Now if I can just figure out the call blocking system on my new phone......

Last week they were using  410-246-1677 Caller ID: Maryland

Here is a comment posted last week regarding these calls and the article sited from AARP regarding this phone scam.
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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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http://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-07 ... -than-help.html

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Scam Alert
'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.


Caller: Scammer Medical Safety Device

Received call. Would not talk to me when I answered. I called back, but it wouldn't go through.

BS Medical Alert System already paid for.  He wouldn't give me a name for who it was ordered.

SCAM, hang up.

Recorded message saying my medical alser system is ready for shipment.  Never requested.

I  received call about receiving a "Medical Alert System" prepaid and shipped for free to my house.....??? All I need to do is to press one and it'll be shipped,...Yea! Right!

Left no message.  Phone not in service or receiving calls.