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Scammers busy under guise of Obamacare

By CBS News  
   October 10, 2013

Last week the Affordable Healthcare Act finally made its national debut, and government officials are concerned about potential widespread abuse. Many Americans are unsure exactly how the new law works. It's this kind of confusion that opens the door for con-men and scam artists. Two weeks before Obamacare was set to launch, Attorney General Eric Holder met with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairwoman and other senior government officials to discuss the possible risk of abuse. The goal was a coordinated, preemptive effort by the Obama administration to organize against instances of fraud everyone anticipated.

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