i think i may have been scammed .

[AllaN01Bear]

free medicare back brace one .
claiming my dr had issued me a back brace . they had my card number and so fourt . i am going to call dr to confirm. in the meatime is there a number to report this to the inspector general? thanks

[Tetrachloride]

1. Call bank first or a number on your credit card

and a new credit card isn’t a bad idea.

[secondwind]

2. Call number on back of your card ASAP

[Meowmee]

3. Cancel payment on your card immediately

If you paid for anything? You said it was free though?

[AllaN01Bear]

5. this was a medicare scam.

[Meowmee]

7. Ok

Call medicare and tell them and your doctor. I have had people calling to scam me maybe, I am not sure, for diabetic supplies. And about 50 million other things. I always hang up.

My brother had someone call him and tell him that his daughter had been kidnapped and he had to send them money etc. so he always stays on the phone with these crazies, he eventually told them that’s very interesting because I don’t have a daughter- the man calling got angry at him and said what are you wasting my time for, lol. 😹

There is a chance it could be valid if you had the need and your doctor ordered it. That happened twice with a hospital bed that was ordered for my father that I had not been told about- a company called and said they wanted to deliver it. But that was being paid for by Medicare and I guess partially covered by his other insurance I don’t think anyone said that it was free, I can’t really remember now.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Best laugh I've had in hours! (and you certainly gave good advice)

[Meowmee]

10. Ty 😹

I always laugh every time I think about that

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Contact the FTC as well.

Here:

https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2019/10/back-brace-scams-target-people-medicare

If you’ve seen or heard about this or other scams, report it to the FTC online or by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357).

[AllaN01Bear]

6. this is most helpfull . geting sick and tired of these ppl praying on old folkk

[magicarpet]

8. Try your state attorney general's office,...

... contact the elder abuse/credit card fraud section. I got tangled up with the "help I have fallen and can't get up" battery controlled emergency beacon necklace.

I called the attorney general's office and with in 24 hrs they had the credit card transaction reversed and the contract cancelled.