Scammers Targeting Brooks Memorial Hospital Patients
4/23/2014 4:20:53 PM
By Dave Rowley/Greg Larson
A local hospital is getting a lot of calls about a phone scam that involves their own name, and they have nothing to do with it. Terry Dunford, Director of Communications for Brooks Memorial Hospital, says they have received several calls from patients and former patients about the scam...
Terry Dunford: what the calls are about
Federal law prohibits hospitals from sharing such information. Dunford says the calls apparently involve an 866 area code, and says Brooks has absolutely nothing to do with the scam...
Terry Dunford: hospital has nothing to do with the scam
One particular number that has been associated with this telemarketing scam is (866) 508-0520. Dunford says if you get such a call, simply hang up.
A local hospital is getting a lot of calls about a phone scam that involves their own name, and they have nothing to do with it. Terry Dunford, Director of Communications for Brooks Memorial Hospital, says they have received several calls from patients and former patients about the scam...
