Howard Memorial Hospital Reports Patients Receiving Scam Calls

Howard Memorial Hospital is reporting several instances of patience receiving scam calls. Hospital Administration is urging its patience to not give out any personal information to anyone that you believe may not be legitimate. Recent data gathered from surveys taken by Hiya, a Seattle-based company that provides caller-ID services, shows that 75% of Americans were targeted by scammers over a 12 month period. In 2020, Hiya estimates more than 50 billion spam calls were made to Americans with 7% of Americans reporting having lost an average of $182. If you have received any calls that you believe to have malicious intent you are encouraged to report it online to the Federal Trade Commission via their FTC complaint assistant, or by phone at 1-877-382-4357.