CMS Issues Fraudulent Fax Alert: What Medicare Providers Need to Know
Posted on June 26, 2025 by Mark Schulz
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a formal alert warning Medicare providers of a new phishing scheme involving fraudulent fax requests. Scammers are impersonating CMS and sending deceptive faxes that request medical records and documentation under the guise of an audit. These communications are crafted to appear official and can easily mislead busy healthcare providers into disclosing sensitive patient or organizational information.
CMS Issues Fraudulent Fax Alert: What Medicare Providers Need to Know
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