I keep getting these calls, going on 4 weeks.  I find them annoying.  If the information was so important, they could spend the money for a postage stamp and send it to me.  I don't care if they are legitimate or not, I would never give out personal information over the phone.  I think more than 30 calls is a little too much, to the point of harrassment.

PERSON WHO WORKS FOR COMPANY TOLD ME THEY ARE EMPLOYED FOR RSA MEDICAL AND WORK OUT OF A SUBURB OF CHICAGO. THIS IS NOT BLUE CROSS BUT A COMPANY THAT IS EMPLOYED BY BLUE CROSS THEY SAY. THEY WERE ASKING MEDICAL HISTORY. EVERY PERSON WHO READS THIS SHOULD CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND REPORT. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS RIGHT.

Got a number from this place..twice with a message to call immediately . I called BCBS and they said that everything was in order and they saw nothing in their records about a call being placed. Although I did see in my inbox on their site,the same day I received a call, an offer to save money for new members of BCBS to join their fitness plan(usually $25) for free the first month.
I am thinking this might be a third party company BCBS has contracted to try to get me to join this fitnes plan. Which i do not need since my job is personal training! It might be legit but it's just BCBS giving someone my phone number to upsell a fitnes plan I do not need.

Email followed by call.

This is the welcome committee to BSBS. Only asked for birth-date, height, weight, if I smoked, and any on-going medical problems, and any recent. They told me my name and address. I have two last names that only two other companies have, so I felt safe to continue with survey. They also told me what coverage I have and helped explain it better to me. I give a thumbs up to call them back.

I got a call from this number, but they did not leave a message.  They sent me an email earlier today (the text is below).  I signed up for BCBS through the marketplace, but I already received my card and have made my payments.  There is nothing more that I need to discuss with BCBS, so I will not be responding to their email or phone call.  

Dear XXXXXX,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois has received your recent enrollment for health insurance coverage. Your coverage is due to begin soon. Blue Cross Blue Shield is committed to making your insurance purchase as smooth and convenient as possible. It is important that you call us to discuss how your new coverage works and coordinates with your healthcare needs.
 
Please call as soon as possible toll free at 855-223-8353 between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM CST Monday through Friday or 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM CST on Saturday. Our medical professionals will discuss your coverage so you can maximize your health insurance benefits and avoid extra costs. When calling, please provide your reference number: (# REMOVED TO PROTECT MY IDENTITY)
We thank you for choosing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois for your health insurance needs.
Sincerely,
RSA Medical on behalf of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois



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You people need help, i got this number from an e-mail from BCBS saying they will call. This number is BCBS.

!!!!!  WARNING!!!!!

If you get a call from 1-855-233-8353 or any other one they are using. They will say that they are trying to get ahold you to talk to you about your healthcare insurance. They don't say who they are but they know your name and phone number when they leave a message. They will tell you to call them at that number and they tell you to tell them the reference # they leave on your voice mail. DON'T CALL IT!!  Don't use that number, use the one one your insurance card.. I called our health BCBS and they said it wasn't them. They didn't know anything about an reference # and they didn't call me. I looked up online and it is a scam. They are a 3rd party thing just trying to get your information, They say that they were hired to get this information for them. It is a LIED. BCBS never hires an third party to get your information. DON'T ANSWER THEIR CALL!!

OMG I just call bcbs of IL and the 3 dept had no idea what i was talking about. said they didn't call me. one of the managers said that healthcare.gov leaked some numbers and people got spam calls awhile ago, but not from bcbs

3/7/2014:  I got a call from this number.  They indicated they are calling "in behalf" of BCBS.  I would be very cautious.

3/5/2014: Called me @ 1:50 P.M.; had signed up with BCBS not too long ago myself. Beware of this number.

It's Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Left me a message after I got their insurance.

I got a call and let it go to voicemail. They used the same reference number I received in an e-mail in regards to my new Blue Cross health care. I used the government marketplace to find my health insurance. So I don't know if this is a scam or not, I will be calling Blue Cross directly to get everything paid and started.

I believe this is a scam and let call go to voice mail I suggest NOT giving them info or answering when they call!

I did call the number. They identified themselves as Blue Cross, though the phone message said it was on behalf of Blue Cross, and they just wanted to confirm my information, ask a few questions about wellness, and identify ways to save money on the new plan I signed up for. Immediately after the call I received an email, presumably from Blue Cross, thanking me for the call and once again giving me tips on keeping my medical expenses down. The email was from rsamedical.com, so I'm guessing it is a contractor for Blue Cross.

The message says that they are calling on the behalf of Blue Cross Blue Shield and it was important to call them back and that it concerned our healthcare insurance. The key word here is behalf.

This is a legit number because I got a email message from their Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois website 5 min. after I hung up the phone thanking me for my time on the phone and going with BCBS. He informed me that I will be getting my new insurance card shortly.

This is NOT Blue Cross Blue Shield. They say they are calling for BCBS. Do NOT give them ANY information.

we have gotten sveral calls in the last week from this number. They say they are calling for BlueCrossBlueShield of Illinois about our recent application for insurance. BCBS contact was told this and had no idea what it was about but didn't seem to have any concerns about someone knowing we had just applied through the government exchange.

Recieved a pre-recorded call from them saying that they have important info reguarding Blue Cross. Sounds Phoney to me considering my Ins agent is my conduit to Blue Cross and he said there are no probplems.  Scam Caller I suspect.

They are a telemarketer from a company called RIC.  If you "approve" the boilerplate they read you, you are approving RIC to access your medical records -- NOT BLUE CROSS

We also received two or three phone messages saying that it was important to call them back and that it concerned our healthcare insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield. When I returned the call and asked questions, the person said he was a third-party that was gathering information for Blue Cross Blue Shield. When I asked why they needed information that Blue Cross alreay had, he repeated that he was  just a third-party and was gathering information for Blue Cross Blue Shield. I asked how could I possibly know if this is not enough a fraudulent call, he said he had no way of proving this, but he swore he was not an identity thief. I hung up on him and called Blue Cross Blue Shield. They told me they do not have a third-party that gathers information for them. I passed the phone number onto them. Do not give information to this phone number!

they are calling "on behalf of blue cross"

Yes, this is BCBS of Illinois

This phone number keeps calling, finally call back and its BCBS of Illinois insurance company

Called and left the same pre-recorded voice message the past two days. The message did not identify the caller, the company they were representing, nor the purpose of the call. All was mentioned that it was important that I call them back. If this pre-recorded message states that its important for me to return your call, identify yourself or the company!