Apr 09 Feds break up $1.2B Medicare orthopedic brace scam By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Justice Department announced charges against 24 people across the U.S., including doctors accused of writing bogus prescriptions for unneeded back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces. Others charged included owners of call centers, telemedicine firms and medical equipment companies. Continue reading
Apr 02 How these scam ads promoting fake tax breaks prospered on Facebook By Amanda Seitz, Jeff Horwitz, Bernard Condon, Mae Anderson, Associated Press Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised U.S. homeowners that they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was true. Continue reading
Jul 13 FDA warns of fake government warning letters sent to consumers By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. health authorities are alerting consumers to a new scam involving fake government warning letters sent to people who tried to buy medicines online or over the phone. Continue reading