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Post by hereford on Oct 7, 2021 15:27:42 GMT 1
I had an email yesterday appearing to come from CPAM that suggests that I have a Carte Vitale 1 and should consider updating to a Carte Vitale 2 - with more security. So far so good but: it goes on to say that to get one I must cancel my existing card as if it had been lost or stolen and then apply for a new one - using links given - which I will get within 15 days. In the meantime I should use the basic notice of my rights that I can download from the Ameli site.
Nowhere does it say in the email - (I have not opened any of the links to cancel or re-apply) that, for instance, the new one will include a photo.
I think this is very odd. The email address it is sent from is:
CPAM de la Manche <nepasrepondre.cpam-st-lo@cpam-info.com
and the letterheading shown looks authentic.
Has anyone else had a similar email please? Many thanks
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Post by ajm on Oct 7, 2021 16:32:03 GMT 1
CPAM have an English help line on 0974753646 give them a ring.If it is genuine well and good if not at least it flags the scam up to them.
Hope this helps.
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Post by FFS on Oct 7, 2021 16:34:15 GMT 1
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Post by FFS on Oct 7, 2021 16:38:09 GMT 1
And for what it's worth, this is the Carte Vitale 1
and the below is the Carte Vitale 2, which started replacing the Carte Vitale 1 in 2007.
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Post by suein56 on Oct 7, 2021 16:41:50 GMT 1
I checked out St Lo CPAM and this mail could be genuine.
This is from a good source ..
"Les personnes déjà assurées et disposant de la carte vitale version 1 ont dû recevoir le formulaire « Ma nouvelle carte vitale » de leur organisme de sécurité sociale au cours des années suivantes. Une fois le formulaire retourné, accompagnée d’une photo d’identité collée sur le document et d’une photocopie de la carte d’identité de l’assuré, la nouvelle carte vitale était envoyée sous trois semaines.
Si vous disposez encore de l’ancien modèle de carte vitale et que vous n’avez pas encore reçu le formulaire, il est possible de faire une demande de nouvelle carte vitale après avoir déclaré le vol, la perte, ou le dysfonctionnement de votre carte actuelle."
So .. declaring your card lost, stolen etc seems to be one of the ways to obtain a new one + plus photo.
BUT do follow the excellent advice given from previous posters first 😊
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Post by hereford on Oct 7, 2021 20:06:27 GMT 1
Thanks a lot for these answers. It was the suggestion that one had to pretend to lose it that seemed odd! They are quite right that both I and OH have type 1 cards and wondered if we would get photo ones eventually but did not expect that to get them would mean pretending to lose the card!
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Post by Polarengineer on Nov 8, 2021 17:00:53 GMT 1
Just had a scam email from a psudo-Ameli withing to reimburse €1100 if I fill in an online request form. The clue was in the American format date.
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Post by suein56 on Nov 8, 2021 17:33:48 GMT 1
Just had a scam email from a psudo-Ameli withing to reimburse €1100 if I fill in an online request form. The clue was in the American format date. Even if it had had a French date format I might still have been suspicious about that one 😉 |
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