**Medical Equipment and Debt Collection Scam Campaign Analysis**
This cybersecurity investigation has identified a coordinated scam campaign involving fraudulent medical equipment billing and debt collection activities. The campaign operates through three interconnected phone numbers: 720-986-4960, 833-641-6706, and 844-675-2715, which are connected through same-campaign relationships with 0.70 confidence levels. The entity Medical Services Inc, which has generated 4 CFPB complaints in the debt collection industry, is linked to phone number 720-986-4960 through co-reporting patterns. Phone number 844-675-2715 has generated 1 FTC complaint categorized as "Other" with primary targeting in Portland, Oregon.
Community reports reveal a sophisticated Medicare fraud scheme where scammers are submitting false claims for medical equipment and services never ordered or received by victims. One report specifically identifies Centennial Med Supply LLC operating from 1805 S. Bellaire St. Suite 480-01, Denver CO 80222-4305, using phone number 720-986-4960 to charge victims for unauthorized medical services and equipment. Another victim reported 6 fraudulent Medicare claims submitted and paid for supplies they never received, ordered by doctors they do not use. The campaign also employs phishing tactics, with scammers impersonating legitimate medical company Apria through text messages from 833-641-6706, requesting victims to call and set up payment methods for fabricated balances of $50.70.
The geographic targeting pattern shows concentration in the western United States, with confirmed activity in Portland, Oregon and Denver, Colorado. The fraudsters are exploiting Medicare systems while simultaneously operating debt collection schemes, creating multiple revenue streams from the same victim base. The combination of fraudulent Medicare billing, unauthorized medical equipment charges, and impersonation of legitimate healthcare companies demonstrates the campaign's multi-layered approach to financial fraud.
**Consumer Protection Advice**
To protect yourself from this type of medical fraud, always verify any medical bills or payment requests by contacting your healthcare providers directly using official phone numbers from your insurance cards or medical statements. Never respond to unsolicited text messages requesting payment information or call back numbers provided in suspicious messages. If contacted by any of these numbers or similar medical billing schemes, hang up immediately, do not click any links in text messages, and report the incident to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or to the FCC for unwanted calls and texts. Before engaging with any medical billing company, verify their legitimacy through your state's business registration database and check if phone numbers have been reported as fraudulent through reverse phone lookup services or scam reporting websites.
**Threat Assessment**
This campaign represents a moderate to high threat level due to its exploitation of Medicare systems and targeting of healthcare consumers who may be vulnerable or trusting of medical-related communications. The coordinated use of multiple phone numbers and the combination of fraudulent billing with debt collection activities indicates an organized operation. Immediate next steps include reporting all associated phone numbers to telecommunications fraud divisions, alerting Medicare fraud units about the fraudulent claims activity, and monitoring for additional phone numbers that may be added to this campaign's infrastructure.