Identity theft, false notices of work stoppages, fictitious acts or even diverted prescriptions, Corsica is not spared from the social fraud. Both users and care providers sometimes innovate in cheating or have learned to evolve under the influence of social networks. “We have even seen work stoppages sold on Snapchat”, recognize the actors in the fight against fraud met at the headquarters of the Primary Health Insurance Fund (CPAM) of Haute-Corse, in Bastia.
Prescriptions sold on the dark web
From tracking to businesses “empty shell” as with overbilling, fraud across the entire department is estimated, on the basis of national statistics, at nearly 3 million euros. A roughly identical figure in Corsica-du-Sud. But just since the start of the year, more than 1.3 million euros in fraud were detected and intercepted by the CPAM of Haute-Corse. This is already more than for the whole of 2023. Enough to suggest to the management of the public health organization that the strategy is winning. On the side of the southern organization, here again, the results are close with a total of identified damages of 1.137 million euros in 2023.
