OK. I opened a letter addressed to me yesterday. The envelop was a generic business envelop with addressee and return address clear windows.
When I opened it, on first glance it appeared to be a letter from the Florida Department of Children and Families looking for information regarding my eligibility. The top of the letter said "Notice of Case Action. They asked for proof of income and paystubs. The letter does not mention what I am eligible or not eligible for. There is no caseworker name.
The last paragraph said:
"If you do not contact us and provide the requested information, we will be unable to determine your eligibility. We will deny your application or your benefits may end."
The second page was a copy of the DCF's actual Verification of Employment/Loss of Income form, that you can download and print from The DCF website. The first page was not a form identifiable from the DCF's website. You can search their forms here:
(pretty cool, huh?)
If my kids didn't actually have Florida Healthy Kids/Kidcare for insurance, AND just 10 days ago I sent the normal renewal info including proof of income, I wouldn't have given it a second glance. Kidcare/Healthykids is available to ALL Florida children who don't have access to insurance through their parents, or their parent's employer-sponsored plans cost more than 5% of the families gross monthly income. You can even "buy in" at regular premiums if you make more than the income guidelines. My kids have had Kidcare for the last 3 years, and last year, due to my divorce, we became eligible for no cost/low cost coverage.
In fact, a caseworker called me last week to say they received the renewal info, and because my son has some ongoing medical issues she wanted to make sure that he was enrolled in the appropriate Kidcare plan.
I am sure this letter I received yesterday is from a debt collector, posing as DCF/Kidcare.
The account #'s and phone #s are incorrect, they don't match the account #'s and phone numbers I have used to communicate with them in the past.
What irks me, is they not only use the DCF's official trademark and address in Tallahassee (with a couple of almost unnoticeable changes, like leaving out a "-" for instance in the street address), they somehow knew my kids were up for renewal. There may be an open renewal time of year, I'm not sure.
Of course, I get this on a Saturday, and I am pretty sure it is illegal to pose as a government agency to collect a debt. I am tempted to call the #'s on the letter, but I don't want the phone to start ringing nonstop, or to give any evidence I received this until I know what it is.
What would you all do?
Oh yes, and above the return address on the first page is the name
CYDEON TRUEBLOOD. I googled it and the phone #'s on the letter and got nothing.
When I opened it, on first glance it appeared to be a letter from the Florida Department of Children and Families looking for information regarding my eligibility. The top of the letter said "Notice of Case Action. They asked for proof of income and paystubs. The letter does not mention what I am eligible or not eligible for. There is no caseworker name.
The last paragraph said:
"If you do not contact us and provide the requested information, we will be unable to determine your eligibility. We will deny your application or your benefits may end."
The second page was a copy of the DCF's actual Verification of Employment/Loss of Income form, that you can download and print from The DCF website. The first page was not a form identifiable from the DCF's website. You can search their forms here:
(pretty cool, huh?)
If my kids didn't actually have Florida Healthy Kids/Kidcare for insurance, AND just 10 days ago I sent the normal renewal info including proof of income, I wouldn't have given it a second glance. Kidcare/Healthykids is available to ALL Florida children who don't have access to insurance through their parents, or their parent's employer-sponsored plans cost more than 5% of the families gross monthly income. You can even "buy in" at regular premiums if you make more than the income guidelines. My kids have had Kidcare for the last 3 years, and last year, due to my divorce, we became eligible for no cost/low cost coverage.
In fact, a caseworker called me last week to say they received the renewal info, and because my son has some ongoing medical issues she wanted to make sure that he was enrolled in the appropriate Kidcare plan.
I am sure this letter I received yesterday is from a debt collector, posing as DCF/Kidcare.
The account #'s and phone #s are incorrect, they don't match the account #'s and phone numbers I have used to communicate with them in the past.
What irks me, is they not only use the DCF's official trademark and address in Tallahassee (with a couple of almost unnoticeable changes, like leaving out a "-" for instance in the street address), they somehow knew my kids were up for renewal. There may be an open renewal time of year, I'm not sure.
Of course, I get this on a Saturday, and I am pretty sure it is illegal to pose as a government agency to collect a debt. I am tempted to call the #'s on the letter, but I don't want the phone to start ringing nonstop, or to give any evidence I received this until I know what it is.
What would you all do?
Oh yes, and above the return address on the first page is the name
CYDEON TRUEBLOOD. I googled it and the phone #'s on the letter and got nothing.
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