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Law enforcement officials are cautioning of a new text message smishing scam that involves phony messages being sent from fraudsters posing as members of the US Postal Service (USPS).
Alerts have been issued by state and federal officials following recent reports from consumers who have received messages claiming to be from USPS about a change in delivery shipment.
The messages typically include a link that could potentially expose one to scammers looking to steal personal identifying information. Many who click the phony link have wound up being hacked or prompted to provide new information, officials warned.
“These messages are prompting unsuspecting consumers to confirm their personal delivery information by clicking a link or downloading an attachment, that, when opened, can activate a virus and steal information such as usernames, passwords, and financial account information,” USPS stated.
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Connecticut officials announced that the state will receive about $8 million as part of a multi-state settlement with the drug company that makes Suboxone.
Federal prosecutors say the drug company Indivior pleaded guilty last year to criminal charges for wrongfully promoting Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
The drug contains buprenorphine, a powerful and addictive opioid.
They said the company’s misconduct also allowed them improper Medicaid expenditures.
The settlement is up to $300 million, where $204 million will go to Medicaid, and about $91 million will be distributed to the 50 states.
State Attorney General William Tong said in a statement that this settlement sends a strong message in taking “aggressive action against those who fraudulently and callously contributed to the opioid epidemic.”
CT to receive $8 million in settlement with Suboxone maker
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Connecticut officials announced Thursday that the state will receive about $8 million as part of an approximately $300 million multistate settlement with pharmaceutical company Indivior, which has been accused of wrongfully promoting its Suboxone drug to treat opioid addiction misconduct that they said has resulted in improper Medicaid expenditures.
Indivior’s payout will resolve civil fraud allegations involving government health care programs such as Medicaid, which provides health coverage to low-income people and comprises one of the largest payers for health care in the U.S., according to state officials. Approximately $204 million will go to Medicaid, and about $91 million will be distributed to
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State Capitol police seize fake COVID vaccine cards at anti-vaccine rally
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Counterfeit vaccination cards available outside the State Capitol in the rally against mandatory school vaccines on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Ken Dixon / Hearst Connecticut Media Show MoreShow Less
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CT state police seized fake COVID vaccine cards at an anti-vax rally Tuesday at the Capitol.Julia Bergman / Hearst Connecticut Media GroupShow MoreShow Less
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HARTFORD State Capitol Police seized a box of dozens of fake COVID vaccination cards at an anti-vaccination rally that drew 4,000 people to the grounds of the Capitol Tuesday.
The sky-blue cards were on a section of pavement on the east side of the Capitol building, not far from a statue of the American Revolution hero, Col. Thomas Knowlton, in a small Staples box marked, “Lost your card?”