Insurance claim verification scam? How to protect yourself

Summary — +18552188018

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Caller Name: Spam
Caller Type: Other
Location: United States
Reviews: 18

Expert Opinion

Like a knock at the door from a stranger, the calls from +18552188018 often masquerade as insurance verification messages, dropping random codes or urgent payout links. The pattern points to a verification‑code scam that leverages the anxiety around claim payouts. If you didn’t initiate any insurance transaction, ignore the code and never click links. Verify any claim directly with your insurer using known contact details, not the number in the message. Block the caller, report it to the FTC or your carrier, and consider a call‑blocking app to filter future spam. Staying skeptical and protecting personal data stops these fraudsters in their tracks.

Caller Categories

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Scam
Spam
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Customer Service

Caller Names

Spam
Progressive Insurance
Insurance company (claimed)
Insurance (claimed)

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Recent Reports for (855) 218-8018

18552188018 Scam

A message arrived claiming to be a verification code, but I never requested one.

18552188018 Scam Insurance (claimed)

I received a text message purporting to be from my insurance company, containing a link to click and supposedly receive my claim payment

18552188018 Scam

A recorded message was left, coincidently at the same time I got a notification from my insurance company, seems like a scam to me

18552188018

Repeatedly receiving verification numbers from this number has left me wondering what the purpose of these attempts is.

18552188018 Other Insurance company (claimed)

A terse text message warned that a $500 insurance claim would be forfeited if not claimed within a 5-day window.

18552188018 Other

A mysterious 'code' was left, without any apparent reason or context.

18552188018 Other

A text message allegedly authenticating a chat site in China was received, likely a phishing attempt

18552188018 Other

An unusual automated call was received, with the voice mail stating '6 6'; when I called back, the robotic voice offered assistance with 'development'.

18552188018 Other

I received a verification code from this number, similar to others.

18552188018 SMS

I recived a verification code on my cell, it was a bunch of V's, dont know what it means

18552188018 Unknown

I didnt bother to answer the call

18552188018 Other

Some other call, left a voicemail but it was garbled.

18552188018 Other

This was an other type of call, nothing suspicious. Just a brief check-in.

18552188018 Other

Got a call from this number late at night. No voicemail, just silence when I picked up. Probably spam, but nothing too aggressive.

18552188018 Spam Spam

It is essential to exercise caution, as this call appears to be spam and should not be responded to

18552188018 Spam Spam

This number is a spam caller that sends verification codes without any reason or prompting.

18552188018 Customer Service Progressive Insurance

Regarding InsurPay, it's apparently for verifying identities of Progressive Insurance claim payouts.

18552188018

Message is all that's received upon answering.

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