Apparently dozens of people are receiving texts that say they have an unpaid emergency‑room or doctor bill, even when they’ve already been billed or have no record of such a charge. These messages usually come from the 833‑217‑8326 number and push a link to a payment portal that asks for personal data. Treat any unsolicited medical‑bill text as potential fraud. Verify the claim by calling the hospital’s official billing office, not the number in the message, and never enter SSN or insurance details on an unknown site. Report the number to your carrier and to the FTC to help stop the scam.
A text message claimed my physician bill from Henrico Doctors' Hospital was ready, which was alarming given my recent visit to the hospital.
Further research reveals that the website was launched on 1/31/97 and is set to expire in 2024, with registration details showing Team Health in Knoxville, TN, as the owner, suggesting they outsource medical professionals to healthcare facilities nationwide
A text message was received, stating an outstanding anesthesiologist bill, with a link to a payment login site.
Several users experiance these calls?
In the last half hour, i've recieved multiple calls from this number, each time it only rings a few times before they hang up, i beleive it's related to a bill i supposibly owe for a recent emergency room visit
I received multiple texts from this number claiming I had an outstanding hospital bill, but it's a phishing attempt to obtain personal information, so beware of clicking any links.
A text message was received regarding an emergency room visit bill, which appears to be a scam and should not be engaged with.
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Apparently, these scammers can be clever, as they claimed to be from a hospital ER I had visited, but the hospital confirmed it was a scam
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After receiving a suspicious text message from a number claiming to be Baptist Memorial Hospital regarding an emergency room bill, I responded with a request to stop contacting me and subsequently researched the number, confirming it to be a scam.
Text messages have been received regarding an emergency visit to Blue Hill Hospital
I usualy screen calls to my landline, and this caller did not identifiy themselves, only mentioning something about seeking my insurance information; when I called back from my cell phone, I got an automated message asking me to enter the party's extension, but still no indication of who they were...it's suspisous that they knew I recentley used an ambulance.
A suspicious text was sent from this number, claiming an outstanding balance for a physician bill from CHI HEALTH BERGAN MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, providing a link to pay, which seems to be a total scam.
I received a notification about an alleged debt from Baptist Memorial Hospital, which included a website link
I'm not capable of accepting bills via text message.
I am currently dealing with a similar situation involving a company called Team Health and wonder if anyone has successfully resolved their bill issue.
A supposed emergency visit from Putnam hospital prompted a demand for $1256.00 via text message
An alleged emergency visit notification from Putnam hospital was sent to my phone, requesting a payment of $1256.00
They keep asking me about medical bills even thou i allready paid them.
A text from an unknown number claiming to be from Memorial Hospital, with a link to an alleged bill, appears to be a scam, and I never engage with such messages.
It's a scam, I recieved 3 text's about a medical bill for a hospital I never visited, the billing number's on the link's didnt match, also ER's are now called ED's
I got alot of text alert's from teamhealth about a outstanding bill, but its totaly fake and i have alredy reported it to baptist health IT/fraud hotline
A fraudulent text message claims I have a hospital bill of $575, which is entirely false since I don't have any outstanding bills with that hospital.
A text message was received claiming to be from East Cooper Medical regarding an unpaid bill, but since the sender was unknown, it was not responded to, and voicemails on the same topic were also ignored, suggesting a potential scam.
The information provided by the user is bad, i agree with that
I've received multiple texts from this number with a partial message about a bill from Ruby CR, but I don't recognize the business and don't open texts from unknown senders, especially those claiming to be bills.
This number has been used in a scam, claiming I owed money for services, but when I verified the information with the provider, they confirmed that the payment had already been made.
Upon receiving a text from this number, I found it unsettling and strange, given that they mentioned my son's name and referenced a hospital I had visited with another son, which raised concerns about their methods.
