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FTC: Health ruling is prompting scams
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.”
cato
July 15th, 2012
The most skillful scam artists are the obama administration, the representatives, senators and supreme court justices who approved the legislation.
scribble
July 15th, 2012
“Federal trade regulators warned Friday that scam artists are using the healthcare law to ask for consumers’ personal information over the phone.”
Yeah, they’re the Department of Health and Human Services.
Unneutral
July 15th, 2012
Those that are dumb enough to give out info like that are probably Obama supporters and deserve what they get.
Alfa06
July 15th, 2012
Prompting? The entire A.C.A. IS a SCAM…should be called C.A.C.A…every flipp’n page is BS…Every page is a tentacle of government reaching into my life.
Annie
July 15th, 2012
Lemme guess, the callers are offering free stuff, Obama stash, and the callees are running over each other to spill their personal info.
Everbod no it free ‘n jes. for. you.
Stranded in Sonoma
July 15th, 2012
The hell you say! Bunco and scam artists and grifters would never take advantage of a fine socialist law like this. It’s constitutional for goodness sakes! This report is socialismist! I demand it be suppressed! At least until after Obama is declared General Secretary of the Central Committee.
Chinquapin
July 15th, 2012
There’s a sucker born every minute. If they’re gullible enough to believe that Obamatax is a good thing, f*ck ‘em. Maybe falling for a scam will be nature’s way of leveling out the makers and the takers. Kinda like the lottery.
bitterclinger
July 15th, 2012
Oh, the irony. Zero voters giving all their $$ to scam artists before OblowMe and Supercilious get it.
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