Description

I received a call from a number identified as ‘potential spam’. The caller stated that they were calling from ‘Consumer Debt Services’ about a medical bill that I owed which had been turned over to them for collection. I asked questions and they advised that the billing entity was Medical Diagnostics Labs, the work was a full blood panel (they even started naming different types of tests), and they gave me a billing date of 04-20-2024, and even an invoice number. They threatened to start judgment proceedings if I didn’t give them a debit or credit card to make the payment immediately. Fortunately I knew that I had not had any labs done around that time, nor had I received any bills that were not paid. I eventually spoke with another rep, and asked for a couple of days to research the issue, and asked them to call me back at a later date. That date has not yet arrived, and I suspect that they will not call me back. Having researched the issue, I am now 100% certain that this is a scam, and I won’t give them any payment information.