On Snapchat, it is possible to afford a work stoppage or a care sheet for a few tens of euros.
One of the social networks most used by 15-49 year olds makes it very easy to put users in touch with counterfeiters who provide health care sheets and work stoppages at low prices. And this, without the knowledge of doctors whose identity they usurp.
No more expensive than at the doctor’s
Will Snapchat become Social Security’s network of nightmares? According to this new survey by France Info, it’s possible ! Indeed, according to public service journalists, it is possible, through the social network, to obtain several medical documents at low cost.
For the work stoppage, a simple entry in the search engine allows you to get in touch with people offering a work stoppage, initial or extension, for a price ranging between 15 and 30 euros depending on the means of delivery. It is then sufficient to communicate his identity, his Social Security number and the desired duration of the stop.
Better (or worse?), one of the journalists of France Info was able to make an appointment directly with one of these counterfeiters in order to receive, for 15 euros, a blank treatment sheet bearing the stamp of a real doctor. The latter say they are devastated by these practices.
What to do ?
They are thus a certain number to see their name used by counterfeiters, who play on ambiguity. Many patients indeed do not think of breaking the law through this “procedure”. This is confirmed by a general practitioner whose name appeared on the care sheet: “ It’s a horror, it’s a disaster. I had an industrial quantity. More people who come to the office, thinking that it was me who made the stop. They didn’t understand anything, they think it’s telemedicine “, she testifies.
So what can be done to stop this phenomenon, which in 2021 cost Social Security the sum of 3.4 million euros? Another doctor consulted by France Info advise to ” emphasize the remote transmission of judgments, [et de] abolish or more strictly regulate the drafting of work stoppages in paper format or on teleconsultation platforms “. He adds that it should also ” monitor and control social networks “. Or hold them accountable?
Source : France Info
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