В Алабаме выявили мошенника, выдававшего себя за лицензированного врача в соцсетях

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners is reminding people to verify a physician’s license after investigators found an online account claiming to belong to an Alabama doctor was operated by someone not licensed to practice medicine in the state. The board said an Alabama woman became suspicious after communicating online with someone who presented herself as a physician. The account included medical information, photos appearing to show the person in health care settings and images claiming to show national and medical publication covers. Board investigators determined the person was not licensed as an Alabama physician. They also found evidence raising questions about whether the images posted by the account actually showed the person running it, according to the board. “This individual did exactly what we would encourage anyone to do — she checked,” said Dr. Max Rogers, chairman of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. “If someone represents themselves as a physician in Alabama, you can verify that information directly with the Board.” The board did not identify the person behind the account or say whether the case has been referred for possible criminal charges. Alabamians can use the board’s free online Licensee Search tool to check whether a physician has an active Alabama medical license. The search may also show a physician’s license number, license issue and expiration dates, medical school, certain credentials and public disciplinary or licensing actions. The board said online photos, biographies and social media profiles are not substitutes for independently confirming whether a person claiming to be a physician is licensed. People can search a physician’s license information through the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners Licensee Search. Trending 7 injured, including juveniles, in shooting after Tuscaloosa block party TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBM)A — Seven people were shot early Sunday in a mass shooting in Tuscaloosa, and three of the victims have serious injuries, police said.Tusc 16-year-old, 10-year-old killed in St. Clair County wreck ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — St. Clair County Schools is mourning the deaths of two students after a motor vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Chandler Mountai New Arrest Made in 2024 Mass Shooting Outside of Hush Lounge in Birmingham Nearly two years after a mass shooting outside Hush Lounge in Birmingham's Five Points South neighborhood left four people dead and 17 others injured, police ha Birmingham Police Seek Help Finding Missing 35-Year-Old Woman The Birmingham Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a 35-year-old woman who was last seen at a Birmingham bus station earlier this month.A Clanton man, 83, dies after two-vehicle crash near Childersburg SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — An 83-year-old Clanton man died after a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon near Childersburg, according to the Alabama Law Enforcem NEWS IN PHOTOS: " Local "