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Posted: Monday, 16 July 2012 6:05AM

McKenna, Feds Warn Consumers About Healthcare Reform Scams



SEATTLE, Wash.  (Metro)  -- Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna is joining the Federal Trade Commission is warning people about a new wave of healthcare reform scams. 

They say crooked callers are posing as government officials saying they need to update personal information as part of the new Affordable Care Act. 

Both say that neither legitimate companies nor the government will ever call to ask for personal information.

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