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EILEEN FRANK
Jun 23, 2025
I am a senior gentleman, age 77, who is visiting family in Visalia. I live in Idaho. Saturday, June 21, 2025, I went to the Visalia J.C. Penny store to purchase some shirts and shorts. Immediately upon entering the store, I was approached by a Hispanic male employee who asked me for my Social Security Number. Being taken off guard, I foolishly blurted out my number. I selected a few items and made my purchase. Again, before I left the establishment, I was approached by a different Hispanic male and, again, asked for my SSN. I ignored him and left the store.
This has nothing to do with bias or prejudice against Hispanic males. I myself am Hispanic.
When I told my family about it, my sister was outraged. She called a customer service number at a corporate level and spoke to a young man who, after listening to what happened, asked her if she had been with me; she said no, he was alone. The guy told my sister, in so many words, that if she was not present, then there was no proof of the incident. She asked if the store had cameras, to which he advised that she visit the store and investigate the staff to verify what happened.
Today, just 2 days later, I have received 3 Medicare scam calls on my cell phone for the very first time. My sister says she frequently receives and/or ignores calls from scammers gleefully claiming to be Medicare representatives reporting that your neck brace, knee brace, etc. has been approved by your doctor and want to proceed to sell you various items. No doubt the J.C. Penny staff members that asked for my SSN are engaged in such fraudulent activity.
JUST A HEADS UP: I have used my sister, Ms. Frank's, email account to post this review. Visalia's J.C. Penny staff, at least in part, are engaged in Social Security and Medicare fraud, which is a felony. I have reported the activity to Social Security fraud.
June 30, 2025/Gateway Pundit:
"DOJ Charges 324 in Largest Healthcare Fraud Takedown in U.S. History — $14.6 BILLION Scheme Involved 96 Doctors, Nurses, and Pharmacists Targeting Medicare and Medicaid."
....In today’s Takedown, 49 defendants were charged in connection with the submission of over $1.17 billion in allegedly fraudulent claims to Medicare resulting from telemedicine and genetic testing fraud schemes. For example, in the Southern District of Florida, prosecutors charged an owner of telemedicine and durable medical equipment companies with a $46 million scheme in which Medicare beneficiaries were allegedly targeted through deceptive telemarketing campaigns and then fraudulent claims were submitted to Medicare for durable medical equipment and genetic tests for these beneficiaries. The Department continues to focus on eliminating health care fraud schemes that depend on telemedicine, including schemes involving fraudulent claims for genetic testing, durable medical equipment, and COVID-19 tests.