Any of you guys remember when you got 10 pieces of junk mail a day? I always took the home repair questionnaires and put them in the life insurance postage free envelopes and sent them back.
I used to see how long I could keep a phone-scammer going before he hurled insults regarding my mother (their favorite) and hung up. I got to twenty minutes one day and got bored and told the guy how much he sucks at his job and he needed to find a new (REAL) one.
Too little time now and too many robo-scammers to keep up with but entities within the medical industry will contact you from three different numbers, none of which were the one by which you initially contacted them and recorded in your contacts, so sometimes you HAVE to pick up even if you don't recognize the number, because most of them could care less if you get the treatment you need or not - they'll just move on to the next cash cow....
Wait, that's just like the scammers do!
I've had credit card compromised several times:
Once, the state of Ohio lost control of my personal information;
Once, the United States Army lost control of my personal information;
SEVERAL TIMES, Anthem, Blue Cross lost control of my personal information;
SEVERAL OTHER TIMES, various entities within the medical industry lost control of my personal information - IMMEDIATELY after using a CC to pay for supplies or take care of a bill "efficiently."
I no longer is a CC for ANYTHING related to "healthcare" (as we call it) and have not had a problem since.