Posted on July 22 2012 - 1:00 PM - Posted by: Doug Brady | Follow Doug on Twitter!
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.
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