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Scammer: Health Workers Key to FL ID Theft (VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-RcEtPLycs&index=7&list=UUsN32BtMd0IoByjJRNF12cw

For the third year in a row, Florida has been the top state for identity theft complaints, while Miami ranks number one when it comes to identity fraud in metropolitan areas, 60 Minutes reports.  The CBS news magazine takes a close look at just how easy it is to file bogus returns in South Florida, which has been touted as the “Silicon Valley for scam artists” for decades.  According to a former scammer, fraudsters would approach workers at hospitals, doctors' offices and dentists' offices and offer them cash for the names and identifies of patients.  

Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.