Scam Alert
On October 5 a Fort Dodge resident received a phone call from a female claiming to be an Elderbridge staff member who asked her for her credit card number. The woman who received the call asked why they needed the credit card number. The scammer told her it was needed for paperwork and that it was routine to ask for this information. The parents of the woman had recently contacted Elderbridge for assistance in filling out various applications.
Elderbridge staff members NEVER ask for credit card numbers from our consumers or the people we serve.
The scammer said the woman should call back this number to give the credit card information to:
515-224-2444----- This is not an Elderbridge phone number!
The target of this scam did the right thing. She called the Elderbridge office in Fort Dodge immediately. After talking to our staff members, her suspicions were confirmed. The call was a fake and an attempt to steal her credit card number. An Elderbridge employee called the number and found that it had been disconnected. The Fort Dodge Police were then notified.
Don’t be a victim. Protecting your personal information is the best line of defense in the fight against scammers and fraud. Call your local police if you think you have been a target of this or any other type of phone scam.
