Is this a fraudulent website intended to draw people away from the REAL

[kestrel91316]

Covered California site? http://www.coveredcalifornia.com/

Here's the real site: https://www.coveredca.com/

Who do I contact about this obvious attempt to confuse people and keep them from getting coverage??

ETA: The reason I ask is that the logo is completely different.

[cbayer]

1. Yes, it is.

I heard a story on this the other day. They are trying to get the word out about this, but I'm not sure how successful the project is join.

I posted about it in the California group, but I think it's good that you are giving it more exposure here.

[kestrel91316]

5. I signed up for their email list. I got an acknowledgement from this email address:

[e-mail]

FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE

I guarantee you this is being done by the RW.

[cbayer]

11. As good a job as covered california has done, they should have snagged this domain name

a long time ago.

But they have known about this site for awhile.

[dembotoz]

2. what we need are some good hackers to shut it down

wish i could give it a go but i have enough trouble opening my email

[Hutzpa]

3. Just get the ip address of the website

I can pull all the info on that site, but I'm going to wait and see if they pull it down,
if not I will be posting all the necessary info on here.

Time to take it to these fuckas.

[kestrel91316]

6. How on earth do I "get the IP address of the website" lol??

[Hutzpa]

8. Ok I'm gonna email you some info

and you take it from there.

[Puzzledtraveller]

4. There are websites offering to do

what the exchanges will do for you, or you can do for yourself. They are counting on confusing people, yes, but only to scame them. I have been wanting my agency to warn clients of scams but they have not really taken the issue up yet. So many things can go wrong here and federal and state agencies need to be on top of this yesterday.

Some using the language of the ACA as well as images to make it look official and may have you paying for basically junk, making you think you are getting insurance. The elderly are very susceptible as this has been going on with other services, medicare etc.

[Beearewhyain]

7. Whois Search results

Domain Name: COVEREDCALIFORNIA.COM
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 2013-07-16 11:59:51
Creation Date: 2012-08-25 16:50:50
Registrar Expiration Date: 2014-08-25 16:50:50
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrant Name: David Moore
Registrant Organization: Health Exchange Consulting Group, LLC
Registrant Street: 30 Burton Hills Blvd.
Registrant Street: Suite 310
Registrant City: Nashville
Registrant State/Province: Tennessee
Registrant Postal Code: 37215
Registrant Country: United States
Admin Name: David Moore

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=coveredcalifornia.com

[kestrel91316]

10. Thank you. I emailed my state senator so she can pass it on to our attorney general's office.

[brooklynite]

15. Did you read the text on the Home Page?

"CoveredCalifornia.com and its parent company, Health Exchange Consulting Group , make no claim or claims to represent, constitute, and/or otherwise provide services on behalf of the California Health Benefit Exchange established pursuant to Section 100500 of the Government Code. CoveredCalifornia.com and its parent company, Health Exchange Consulting Group, do not hold, represent, and/or suggest any agreement with the California Health Benefit Exchange to engage in aforementioned activities. CoveredCalifornia.com and its parent company, Health Exchange Consulting Group, are in no way associated with the California Health Benefit Exchange in any respect and any and all suggestions, claims, and/or implications to the contrary are hereby denied."

I'm guessing there's nothing that the AG can do.

[kestrel91316]

16. I see it now that you pointed it out. I had to scroll down, and it's almost illegible because it is

dark blue text on a medium blue background. Designed to deceive.

[pinboy3niner]

9. Covered California official warns of fraud and phishing

By Mico Letargo
Published: September 28, 2013

...


Covered California’s Deputy Director of Communications Dana Howard spoke at a New America Media press briefing in Los Angeles to explained various topics about Covered California to the press.

One of his talking points included a warning about a particular website that has an almost similar web address to Covered California (whose actual address is www.CoveredCA.com).

This particular “phishing” website that Howard talked about is www.CoveredCalifornia.com. He said that it is very easy to mistake the wrong address for the Covered California’s real web address.

Howard reminded people that CoveredCA.com is the “only genuine website” where people can get trusted assistance and information about Covered California.

...


Howard claimed that if anyone attempts to submit their email address to this website, their email inbox will be flooded with spam mail within the hour.

...


http://asianjournal.com/news/covered-california-official-warns-of-fraud-and-phishing/

[kestrel91316]

12. Thank you. I would love to know how to contact Covered CA directly if I find anything else like this

[procon]

13. And it's not limited to just California

My ins, Kaiser is on the Calif exchange, and warned about the rise in fraudulent websites across the country designed to confuse and defraud people who are expecting to sign up for healthcare and end up giving their personal info to con men.

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2013/September/12/lookalike-exchange-websites.aspx


If that isn't bad enough, there are also bogus "navigators" that con consumers out of an “enrollment fee” and tell them that they are required to provide bank-account, Social Security and credit-card information to enroll in Obamacare.

http://www.insurancefraud.org/news-release-detail.htm?recid=3294#.UksZ253n9rQ


I don't know if these are just the latest opportunistic phishing scams, or if it's something more reprehensible and is politically motivated to make the exchanges look bad to feed the rightwing anti-Obama hysteria. Whichever, the culprits who are scamming people trying to get healthcare, are soulless criminals.

[kestrel91316]

14. I am assuming it's political. The fake Covered CA website is run by some guy in Nashville, TN, who

bought the domain name over a year ago.

[kelliekat44]

17. Time for the President or the governor to get out there and point out the fraud. nt