(470) 397-3612

Female caller from 470-397-3612 (only info shown on my cell phone Caller ID), on Sunday 11-8-2020 at 2:02 PM (I also had a missed call from this number a few days ago) said she was from Georgia Department of Public Health, with a random public health survey (that would take about 20 minutes). When I asked how do I know this isn't a scam caller, she said I could call the Georgia Department of Public Health at 866-778-6733. (I'm also in Georgia). She gave my phone number and asked it that was correct, and also asked if I have a landline phone in my home (but did not ask that number). I answered asked 30 generic health questions that I thought would not identify me like number of people in household, any insurance and what type, if experiencing any delays of service due to Covid, amount of exercise, sleep, and if any heart, cancer, diabetes problems, teeth problems, any depression, how long since I had a health and dental checkup, etc. I could hear a click after every time she asked a question as they were recording my answer. When she asked my age, then I asked her how they were using this data and she said it was to help improve their services. I asked her again what agency she was with and she hung up on me.

The following is basically how her script started:

Hello, I'm calling for the Georgia Department of Public Health. We are gathering information about the health of US residents. This project is conducted by the Health Department with assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Your telephone number has been chosen randomly and I would like to ask some questions about public health. This call may be monitored or recorded for quality control. Is this (my number)?