Scammers spoofing Henry Ford Health’s name to steal patients’ data, hospital warns

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System is warning patients that scammers are spoofing phone calls to make it appear as if they are coming from Henry Ford Macomb Hospital.

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Four things to know:

  1. Henry Ford Macomb Hospital operators are fielding up to 200 calls a day from patients who believe they’ve received calls from the hospital, according to an Oct. 17 news release.
  2. The spoofed phone number sometimes showcases the caller ID of a former Henry Ford physician.
  3. The scammers tell patients they are owed a refund, but they need the patients’ personal banking information to proceed.
  4. The health systems say they believe the scammers are using software to spoof the hospital’s phone number.

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