Given the increase in virtual and telephone scams, the Comprehensive Medical Care Program (PAMI) He published a warning to prevent these situations from happening. The objective of this is Generate awareness about the dangers of virtual scams Among retirees and pensioners.
Generally in this type of scams, affiliates receive calls and messages from unknown numbers that claim to be from PAMI or are intermediaries. With this, they find out their personal data to get money.
Pami’s warning
In the campaign “Cut with the scam”Pami reminded his affiliates that They will never call or send messages to start a procedure, nor ask for your personal data in the process. In addition, they recalled what their official communication channels are, which are:
Emergencies: In case of an urgency, PAMI has telephone numbers in each area. If the affiliate resides in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires or belongs to the Local Management Unit (UGL) of Rosario, the number is 139, while for the rest of the country they are other numbers that can be found on its official website (Pami.org.ar)
PAMI Listen and answer: It is a comprehensive telephone service in which affiliates can make all their consultations, suggestions and claims on services and benefits. The telephone attention number is 138.
Bot de Pami in WhatsApp: The official number of the PAMI chatbot, Pame, is +54 9 11 4370 3138. With this affiliates they can make consultations on procedures, agency shifts, services and benefits, data from the header doctor, medicines, supplies and much more hours.
Social networks: The users of PAMI’s official networks are the following:
- Instagram: @pami.org.ar
- Facebook: @pami.org.ar
- X: @pami_org_ar
It should be remembered that the accounts are verified and that they only communicate through these, that is, they have no intermediaries.
Agency Attention: If the affiliate needs to receive face -to -face attention, he can approach the PAMI or UGL agency that corresponds to him according to his jurisdiction. The agency has more than 600 agencies and 38 UGL throughout the country where you can carry out all its procedures and consultations in a personalized way.
Newsletter: Through email, PAMI can send a newsletter with all the news, useful information about benefits and services, tips for caring for health and more. To receive it, it is necessary to subscribe to it.
On the other hand, he said that “affiliates have the freedom to initiate all their procedures, including the subsidy of medicines, entering the web or approaching your assigned agency” In case of believing to be a victim of fraud, members must call the number 138 or contact through official channels.
How to prevent virtual and telephone scams
These are the advice provided by the social work to avoid virtual scams:
- Remember that Pami You will never call or write to an affiliate To start a procedure.
- Keep in mind that all Pami’s official networks always have the Verification symbol next to the name of the account.
- Keep in mind It has no intermediaries In social networks.
- Never share personal data with any networks that are not the Pami officer.
- Remember that Pami Does not promote or sell supplies.
Source: Ambito
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