75 Federal Complaints Filed Against a Medicare Call That Opens With an Employer Name

A phone number has drawn 75 federal complaints across the FTC and FCC, and the calls tied to it are more calculated than most.

The number is (651) 273-0795. Callers open with something that catches people off guard: your employer's name. They have it before you say anything. They use it immediately, framing the call as something your workplace arranged. From there they describe a benefit, a personal nurse to help manage your healthcare needs, and then ask you to confirm your date of birth and address.

That sequence is the mechanism. The employer name creates credibility. The benefit sounds useful. The confirmation request sounds routine.

What the Reports Say

Two community reports filed within days of each other in late March 2026 describe nearly identical calls. In one, the caller was a man. In the other, a woman. Both knew the recipient's employer before the conversation started. Both offered the same personal nurse benefit. Both asked for date of birth and address.

One report notes the caller already knew the employer's name, and the recipient grew suspicious when asked to confirm personal details. The other recipient pushed back at the same moment.

Different voices, the same script. The consistency across two separate calls points to an organized operation working from a list that includes both phone numbers and employer names.

Why the Employer Detail Works

Most health insurance scam calls open cold. They claim unclaimed benefits with no personalization at all. This approach is different. Knowing your employer's name bypasses your first line of skepticism, because you assume a stranger would not know where you work without a legitimate reason to call. That assumption is what this type of call exploits.

Once the caller has your attention, the personal nurse framing sounds like a wellness benefit, the kind a large employer might actually offer. The request to confirm your date of birth and address sounds like routine identity verification. It is not. It is the collection.

How Widely This Is Happening

The FTC recorded roughly 4,200 health insurance scam complaints in the past 30 days across this category, which reflects how active this space is right now beyond any single number. Community discussion has produced 68 mentions in the past 90 days, with 26 reports coming in during the past 30 days.

(651) 273-0795 appears as one number inside a larger, ongoing wave.

What to Do If You Got This Call

If you received a call from (651) 273-0795 and confirmed any personal information, contact your employer's HR department or benefits administrator directly using a number from your company's internal directory, not one the caller provided. Ask whether your account shows any changes or new claims you did not initiate.

If you only listened without confirming anything, no immediate action is required. Filing a report with federal complaint agencies helps investigators document how broadly the underlying caller list is being used.

Going forward, treat any call that opens with your employer's name as a flag rather than a credential. A caller knowing something about you is not proof they have the right to ask for more.

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This number is tracked in our Medicare and health insurance scam cluster. If you received a call from (651) 273-0795, adding your report helps document the scope of the operation.