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Health insurance: how to recognize and report fraudulent SMS

2022-01-14T14:59:15.676Z


Given the extent of contact tracing since the start of the health crisis, fraud is on the rise. “ Your new vital card is available. Please complete the form in order to continue to be covered ”, “ After the last check of your health insurance file, we have determined that you will receive a reimbursement of 509.90 euros. Please complete your reimbursement form ”... The health insurance forum is full of fraudulent SMS of the type relayed by concerned internet users. In case of doubt as to the


Your new vital card is available.

Please complete the form in order to continue to be covered

”, “

After the last check of your health insurance file, we have determined that you will receive a reimbursement of 509.90 euros.

Please complete your reimbursement form

”... The health insurance forum is full of fraudulent SMS of the type relayed by concerned internet users.

In case of doubt as to the veracity of a message, only one thing to do, do not reply or follow a link but delete the message.

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But above all, how to recognize a dishonest message?

Health Insurance may contact you by SMS to direct you to information pages but will never ask you to communicate sensitive data (medical information, social security number, bank details, etc.).

The number that contacts you then depends on your Primary Health Insurance Fund.

To ensure the authenticity of the sender, you are invited to call 36 46 or go to your Ameli account mailbox.

Health crisis

With the scale of

contact tracing

linked to the health crisis, online scams to recover your bank details abound. “

Health Insurance can contact positive people and contact case people either by phone call or by text message

”, explains the latter. Since “ these

SMS can take the form of a conversation

”, it is advisable to remain very vigilant. Again, these specific messages are informative and do not require anything confidential.

But the scams are not limited to text messages or health insurance.

Criminals can try to trick you by phone, email or social media.

In general, the official site of the French administration recommends not to rely on a logo visible on an email, to check the email address of the sender, to check the procedures on the sites - for example Insurance illness does not validate reimbursements with the insured since it is automatic - to consult your personal spaces which relay important messages.

Reporting attempted scams is another good thing to do.

Go to the website of the Ministry of the Interior or to Phishing initiative for a fraudulent page;

Signal Spam for an email and the 33 700 platform for an SMS.

Source: lefigaro

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