McAfee: People will get scammed on fake health care sites

Granted, John McAfee hasn't exactly shown himself to be a member of the Mensa Society over the past few years. This time, however, he may actually have a point on how scammers may trick personal details out of people who are seeking health insurance:

http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/03/j...s-is-a-hackers-wet-dream-video/#ixzz2gmX8k0xW

(Note: I am starting this thread with the intention of discussing possible phishing and online scams related to The Affordable Care Act. Please do not let it degenerate into an off-topic discussion of the pros and cons of "Obamacare.")

 

With something like this:
http://terrellaftermath.com/Images/THUMBNAILS%202013/October%202013%20Archive/images/limoobamacare2webcr_10_14_13.jpg
Security and safety might be an issue.

I recently read somewhere that a couple of these bogus healthcare sites had already cropped up. Don't have links handy at the moment.

I know it says Obamacare but it is really the PPACA and the way it was engineered.

 

Hackers don't put up websites they hack websites and they don't generally scam people out of money or setup fake sites with the intention of scamming people. None of that requires any hacking just the knowledge to setup a fake website and a criminal or fraudster who can use the personal information to obtain money.

I don't know why this inaccuracy bothers me, I guess I just hate inaccurate scare mongering especially from someone who should know better.:confused

But yeah signing up for a government program on a third party website is just asking for trouble. I've actually done this but I found the third party website through the .gov website so knew it was safe.

Surely the government website has links to various third party sites that run the program?

 

This is way i only use trusted sites too many Scammers any more.

It is all ways best to stick with places we know.

 

I thought this picture was very funny. Not sure if Mrs Sebelius found the gift amusing. :-D

 

There are about 8 people staring right at her haha:-D:-D:-D.

And that big fat guy in the chair how funny is that.

 

How to tell if your healthcare website is a fake:

Does it work? Fake.

 

Agreed. I think it is a given that people will be scammed. Cyber crime is a lucrative business.

 

Seems Mr. McAfee wasn't the only one sounding an alarm:

Here is a little older write up on the subject:
The Coming Risk of Scam “Obamacare” Sites - Trend Micro Simply Security

Then there is this:
Does healthcare.gov violate their own privacy policy? | ZDNet. Evidently , some of the problems listed have been "fixed."

It looks like the administration has enlisted some extra help:
Google, Oracle Workers Enlisted for Obamacare 'Tech Surge' - Yahoo Finance

But, just recently from The New York Times:
Con Men Prey on Confusion Over Health Care Act - NYTimes.com.