The social work launched a prevention campaign and stressed that members will not be contacted to offer them to complete the discount procedure for medications.
Since the establishment of a procedure for PAMI affiliates to maintain the 100% discount for medications, There were reports of attempted virtual scams. Based on this situation, the social work of retirees and pensioners They clarified that they are not going to contact them to request any type of information.
For this reason, the PAMI announced a scam prevention campaign especially aimed at its members.
As reported by specialists, these are modalities that range from fake social media usersuntil the development of “trick” bots and scammers seek to take advantage of vulnerabilities that may arise.
One of the most frequent forms of scams is identity theft. The scammer poses as another person, organization or institution (as in this case it could be PAMI), deceiving the victim, asking for personal information, bank account information and even asking for money in exchange for carrying out a procedure or service.
If you suspect a scam attempt, you should cut off communication immediately and make a claim by calling 138. PAMI Listen and Respond or through the official channels of the Institute.
Virtual scams: PAMI warnings
To avoid this type of deception, the social work reminded:
- All procedures are initiated by the members, a family member or representative. PAMI will not contact affiliates to offer to do it.
- PAMI will never call or contact you to request personal or banking information, nor will it send links via WhatsApp or SMS.
- Official social media accounts have a checkmark that certifies them as verified.
- The bot WhatsApp PAME, It also has its green check mark.
- PAMI It does not have designated “advisors.”
- The credential of PAMI It is a unique and non-transferable document that must not be loaned or delivered out of sight of the member.
Source: Ambito
