Missouri Governor's Newsletter
FBI Alerts St. Louis Physicians About an Increase in Scams in the Area
The National ACP office was alerted about a fraud scheme impacting medical practitioners in Missouri (mostly the St. Louis area at this time). Below is more information on this issue.
The FBI is reporting a rise in schemes involving criminal actors impersonating federal law enforcement agents who contact physicians at their practices, falsely claiming the physician is under investigation for drug trafficking and money laundering. The criminal actors claim the physician’s information has been compromised and was used for criminal activity resulting in a federal investigation of their medical license for health care fraud. The criminal actors attempt to convince the physician or medical practitioner that, to secure their information, they must prepare money or purchase gold bars for pickup by a federal agent who is, in fact, a courier involved in the scheme.
The FBI provided a document with details on the incidents and tips to avoid being caught in such a scam. You can view the report here.
The FBI is reporting a rise in schemes involving criminal actors impersonating federal law enforcement agents who contact physicians at their practices, falsely claiming the physician is under investigation for drug trafficking and money laundering. The criminal actors claim the physician’s information has been compromised and was used for criminal activity resulting in a federal investigation of their medical license for health care fraud. The criminal actors attempt to convince the physician or medical practitioner that, to secure their information, they must prepare money or purchase gold bars for pickup by a federal agent who is, in fact, a courier involved in the scheme.
The FBI provided a document with details on the incidents and tips to avoid being caught in such a scam. You can view the report here.
Missouri ACP News:
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Missouri ACP Received Gold Chapter Excellence AwardI am pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 59 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet 20 Bronze criteria, 14 Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians. I would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.
Jacqueline Fairchild, MD, FACP Governor, Missouri Chapter |