TLDR
Email or SMS from the Health Insurance (Ameli) requests the update of the Vitale card, failing which the reimbursement of care will be suspended. Link to ameli renouvellement.fr which collects Social Security number, bank account details...
How it works
Email or SMS from the Health Insurance (Ameli) requests the update of the Vitale card, failing which the reimbursement of care will be suspended. Link to ameli renouvellement.fr which collects Social Security number, bank account details...
Red flags
- Urgent pressure to click, pay, or share codes immediately.
- A link or sender that does not match the official organization.
- Requests for card data, passwords, OTPs, wallet signatures, or bank transfers.
What to do
- 1Indicators: 1) Ameli never sends renewal requests by email/SMS; 2) domain is not ameli.fr; 3) request for scanned identity document; 4) urgency over '48h'.
- 2IF YOU ARE A VICTIM: report identity theft to Ameli (3646), Perceval for credit card, file a complaint at a police station.
- 3Also block FranceConnect.
Source
cybermalveillance-gouv-fr
Source reviewed by Mythos Forensic Team
https://www.cybermalveillance.gouv.fr/FAQ
Is Fake Ameli / Health Insurance — Vitale card renewal a real scam pattern?
Yes. Treat the message, call, or payment request as suspicious until you verify it through an official channel.
What are the first warning signs?
Urgent pressure to click, pay, or share codes immediately.; A link or sender that does not match the official organization.; Requests for card data, passwords, OTPs, wallet signatures, or bank transfers.
What should I do first?
Indicators: 1) Ameli never sends renewal requests by email/SMS; 2) domain is not ameli.fr; 3) request for scanned identity document; 4) urgency over '48h'.; IF YOU ARE A VICTIM: report identity theft to Ameli (3646), Perceval for credit card, file a complaint at a police station.; Also block FranceConnect.
Can LegalAudit check my case?
Yes. Start a free chat and paste the message, link, sender, or payment details for triage.