855-473-9986

Automated health info line. Reminds you to schedule regular check-ups.

supposedly, empire blue cross left this voicemail at my home anwering machine.  The voicemail said to call this number 855-473-9986 for an important health reminder.  I called and an automated system started - sounding official enough - saying that I had reached empire blue cross blue shield and it asked to verify who I was by entering "the number we left our message at" when I did, it did match it to my name.  so far so good, then I got very suspicious because next it asked me to enter the year I was born in.  I refused to enter it, the system asked again, the third time that I refused to enter anything, it said we're sorry we 're only asking this information to protect your identity or something like that.  I don't know why they already had my name and phone number, probably also my address, then my birthyear?!?!  Even if it was a legit call from Empire Blue Cross, with all the identify theft out there, they should not use this type of mechanism to provide service to their customers.

I called empire blue cross and they confirmed that it is a valid phone call , just a reminder