AG, FTC warn about health-care scam

Attorney General Tom Horne, in cooperation with the Federal Trade Commission, warns that scam artists are taking advantage of the publicity surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act.

“No sooner had the Supreme Court released its decision on the Obama health care plan than unscrupulous predators started working the phones to try to commit fraud on unsuspecting consumers,” Horne said.

According to the FTC, scam artists claiming to work for the government call under the pretense the Affordable Care Act requires the consumer to report personal information to the caller.

In some cases, the caller may ask for a bank routing number, credit card information, Social Security number or other personal data.