
“Despite the government shutdown, the doors to the Obamacare health insurance exchanges have swung open (kinda, sorta), which also means scam artists are strutting through them, looking for ways to defraud Americans eager to buy health coverage. As Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez recently said, ‘At the FTC, we know all too well how scammers invariably try to take advantage of developments in the marketplace and new government programs.’ Consumer watchdogs expect the fraudsters’ schemes will get worse over the next four to six months. Be on your guard against sleazeballs pushing these five Obamacare fakes.”
http://www.nextavenue.org/blog/5-obamacare-scams-and-how-avoid-them
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