Medical Alert Scam Targets Seniors

Scammers are trying to get Wisconsin seniors to pay for medical alert systems that they initially indicate are free, officials warn. State consumer protection officials say they have seen an increase in complaints about robocalls from "Medical Alert System" and "Senior Safe Alert." So far, the companies have mainly targeted consumers in the 608 area code and in the Green Bay area. "In each of these robocalls, seniors were told that a piece of emergency alert equipment was going to be delivered to them, free of charge," the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said in an alert….

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