Posted on 10/14/2013 2:19:58 PM PDT by Libloather
State insurance regulators are encountering sites designed to mimic ObamaCare's enrollment portal, the online hub where millions of people are meant to purchase healthcare coverage.
Attempts at imitating healthcare.gov have met with cease-and-desist letters; the sites could confuse consumers seeking to enter ObamaCare's marketplaces.
In New Hampshire, the insurance commissioner reportedly cracked down on one webpage last week that could have been mistaken for the state's insurance exchange.
And regulators from Washington, Pennsylvania and Connecticut are warning the health insurance industry against creating sites that might mislead the public.
The healthcare law is expected to prompt fraud attempts similar to those seen in Medicare and other government programs.
It's unclear whether the technical problems plaguing the ObamaCare enrollment portal are increasing the instance of consumer scams.
One classic trick is perpetrated when Medicare beneficiaries receive a call from someone who says they work from the government.
The caller then asks for sensitive personal details — such as bank account and Social Security numbers — in the name of presenting the individual with a new Medicare card.
Regulators fear that ObamaCare will give rise to similar scams and warn consumers not to release their personal information to unverified callers.
Top administration officials met in September to discuss the potential for abuse, though the government shutdown is inhibiting some anti-fraud actions.
"We will be vigilant as always in cracking down on this type of opportunistic fraud," Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez told CBS News.
There's only one way to spot the difference between the real sites and the fake sites. If the site works, you know you're on an imposter site. If you encounter any errors, you're definitely on a real site.
LOL !
"Hey honey, I signed us up today, and got a discount by pre-paying for the whole year !!!"
It is probably the Worst Lady and her grifter mother running a scam while they have the opportunity. I wonder if they have nobamnaphones??>??
Wow...who woulda thunk??? Fake sites???
First comment stole my comment: Bet the fake sites work at least.
LOL!
CAVEAT EMPTOR!
There’s only one way to spot the difference between the real sites and the fake sites. If the site works, you know you’re on an imposter site. If you encounter any errors, you’re definitely on a real site.
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JOHN MCAFEE: OBAMACARE TECH: PEOPLE WILL LOSE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Bretbart | Oct 4, 2013 | John Riehl
Posted on Friday, October 04, 2013 5:47:57 PM by Stand Watch Listen
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Faulting, not the software, but the basic design approach, John McAfee, founder of McAfee, Inc. has been harshly critical of the tech roll-out behind ObamaCare. McAfee pointed out that, because there is no central point of control when it comes to ObamaCare’s web-based health care exchanges, almost anyone can create a site that would look completely legitimate, for all intents and purposes. From there, it would easy for hackers to get their hands on important personal information such as the birth date and social security number of would be subscribers. McAfee predicted that scores of Americans will be scammed to the tune of millions of dollars as a result of the flawed design. McAFEE: Well, here’s the problem — it’s not something software can solve. I mean, what idiot put this system out there and did not create a central depository? There should be one website, run by the government, you go to that website and then you can click on all of the agencies. This is insane. So, I will predict that the loss of income for the millions of Americans who are going to lose their identities.....”
1 posted on Friday, October 04, 2013 5:47:57 PM by Stand Watch Listen
Well put.
The fake sites prob are better designed
Right, if it feels like a pre-beta release, it’s the correct site! I was on the site this morning and it more or less worked. It helps to be a bit of a geek as many things are not very obvious. Also, I’m finding that it’s better to wait until Nov or Dec as some insurance companies, who will be on the site, are not yet there.
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