Federal trade regulators warned Friday that scam artists are using the healthcare law to ask for consumers’ personal information over the phone.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that the illegal activity began after the Supreme Court ruled on June 28 to uphold the vast majority of the law.
Scam artists “say they’re from the government” and use the Affordable Care Act as a hook to verify information, according to an FTC alert.
“They might have the routing number from your bank, and then use that information to get you to reveal the entire account number,” the alert stated. “Or, they’ll ask for your credit card or Social Security number, Medicare ID, or other personal information.”
Regulators urged consumers not to give out personal or financial information after unsolicited contact from someone who says they are with the government.
“If someone who claims to be from the government calls and asks for your personal information, hang up. It’s a scam,” the alert stated.
(Source: The Hill)
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Sometimes you just gotta let folks take responsibility for themselves. It takes just about 30 second (if you type slowly) to go online and verify the legitimacy of such a call or perhaps 5 minutes (if you are not computer literate and make a telephone call) to find out that this is a scam. If you are so anxious to throw your money away, than be our guest.
The BIGGEST scam is the ObamaDoesNOTcare itself!!
Isn’t Obamacare the scam?