AI medical scams are using deepfake videos, cloned voices, and fake telehealth platforms to steal personal information and money from patients. Scammers create convincing content that mimics real healthcare providers, making it difficult to distinguish legitimate services from fraud.
Peter Horadan, CEO of Vouched, warns: "The risks are real financially, medically, and emotionally. Victims can lose money, have their health or insurance data stolen, or even take harmful or useless treatments."
Common red flags include pressure to act immediately, requests for sensitive information through unsecured channels, unusual payment methods like gift cards or cryptocurrency, and videos with unnatural appearance. Fake online pharmacies have become particularly prevalent around popular medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.
Vouched's VouchedRx solution addresses these security gaps with biometric analysis, 20+ proprietary fraud detection models, and verification completed in under 8 seconds—helping healthcare providers confirm patient identities before prescribing medication or sharing sensitive health information.
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