We all have received at least one call or message telling us that our system has been compromised, our software license is about to expire, IRS agents are looking for you and now is about DEA licenses.

In one particular case, con artists sent physicians a phony questionnaire asking for vital, confidential information, including their DEA numbers, social security number, and credit card data. The questionnaire had a cover letter/message claiming that it was updating the physician profile in the State’s Division of Consumer Affairs and that after the profile was updated the physician would have been able to order…