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Phelps Health is warning the community about an increase in phone scams involving individuals impersonating Phelps Health staff. These fraudulent callers may pressure patients to make payments or share sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers or bank details.
“Over the past year, we’ve received increasing reports from our community about patients being targeted by scammers posing as Phelps Health employees,” said Dan Dunstedter, director of data security at Phelps Health. “Patients are being pressured to make payments or provide personally identifiable information over the phone. The scammers may reference Phelps Health services to sound legitimate.”
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