France Info’s investigation has led to the spread of fake sick leaves on Snapchat Our colleagues have discovered a lot of counterfeiters Affected doctors would like to find new methods to stop this phenomenon This is a shocking investigation that has just been published by our colleagues at France Info . Journalists Service public really dived into Snapchat and saw how easy it is to get fake custom job stops. To be specific, all you need to do is search for “sick leave” online. socialand on finds many suspicious accounts. In secret, the latter do not hesitate to advertise their services through stories. They promise sick leave, signed by medical professionals, very quickly (sent within 15 minutes) at a price of 15 to 30 euros. At this price, many might be tempted. And our colleagues also took action by contacting one of the counterfeiters. The latter asked them for a social security number, length of sick leave and place of residence. Then a doctor was found in Paris. Except that the latter is completely unaware of this process. The scammers are actually using Photoshop to simulate a work stoppage. version paper is very convincing.
How to deal with this traffic?
The phenomenon is not marginal at all. Together with France Info, the doctor, whose name appears on the medical sheet, laments: “This is horror, this is a disaster. I had an industrial amount. More and more people are coming into the office thinking I made the stop. They didn’t understand anything, they think it’s telemedicine. The Health Insurance Fund is well aware of this problem and estimates the falsification of sick leave certificates at $3.4. millions euro in 2021. He asks the affected doctors to file a complaint and report to the CPAM, who can son turn to explore. Practices that medical professionals believe would be insufficient. One of them recommends, in particular, “remove or more strictly regulate the paperwork of work breaks (…) monitor and control social networks.” While this is not a scam per se, it is clearly not recommended to provide son vital card number, son address or any other information strangers online. They can indeed be used to steal your identity. As we explained to you this weekend, there is one rule we all need to follow to avoid being scammed: be careful. face to a sense of urgency.
