Revealed on November 18, 2016
If you enroll in Market medical health insurance, we’ll ship you emails now and again. Sadly, there are some unhealthy actors who might attempt to rip-off you with emails that appear like they’re from the Market, however are actually attempting to steal your data or infect your pc with a virus.
The Market works intently with regulation enforcement to establish, forestall, cease, and prosecute these criminals, and we now have robust methods in place to guard your data.
There are additionally a couple of essential methods you may defend your self.
Look out for “phishing” emails
- “Phishing” (or fraudulent) emails appear like they’re from a trusted supply and infrequently include hyperlinks to a phony login web page on a pretend web site.
- The topic traces could also be threatening, or might promise some extraordinary profit.
- They could include unhealthy grammar, spelling errors, and generic greetings, like “Expensive Buyer.”
- The e-mail handle doesn’t match the official Market e mail handle, which is Market@healthcare.gov or notices@healthcare.gov. Be certain the e-mail handle of any e mail that claims it’s from the Market ends in “.gov,” as in HealthCare.gov.
In the event you assume you get a “phishing” e mail
- Don’t click on the hyperlinks or obtain any attachments. They could have malicious code that can infect your pc with viruses or keystroke loggers that document what you kind.
- Don’t reply to the message. As a substitute, ignore or delete it.
- In the event you get an e mail that appears suspicious and also you need to confirm when you actually have a problem it’s worthwhile to act on, go to HealthCare.gov. You will discover out if the scenario described within the e mail is correct. Contact the Market Name Middle when you nonetheless have questions.
- By no means share any private data by e mail. The Market gained’t ask you on your username, password, Social Safety Quantity, or any checking account data by e mail.
- In the event you’re involved about your web connection safety, take a couple of minutes to learn to be certain that it’s safe.
