{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-health-insurance-plan-pii-harvest-scam","label":"Fake health insurance enrollment / PII harvest scam — $0 premium ACA/Obamacare plan + government subsidy + you qualify + provide SSN/Medicare ID to enroll + urgent deadline + identity theft setup","description":"Fake health insurance enrollment and PII harvest scam — cold emails impersonating ACA marketplace enrollment, Obamacare subsidy processing, or Medicare Advantage plan switching, offering \"$0 premium\" plans or \"government subsidies\" and directing the victim to provide their Social Security Number, date of birth, Medicare ID number, and household income — all the data needed for full identity theft. In the most damaging variant, scammers enroll victims in real ACA plans without their knowledge (using harvested SSNs) and pocket the premium subsidy while victims lose their legitimate coverage. The Biden-era ACA subsidy expansion (ARPA) created widespread $0-premium plans, which scammers exploit as bait since $0 premium plans are real for many income levels. Key distinctions: real HealthCare.gov enrollment occurs on a secured government portal, never via cold email; Medicare does not call or email requesting Medicare ID numbers; real agents identify themselves with their National Producer Number; government agencies never email with \"deadline expires today\" urgency. FTC 2024: health insurance fraud was responsible for $1.8B in losses. Report suspicious health insurance solicitations to the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (1-800-HHS-TIPS).","tier":"danger","category":"phishing","isThin":false}}