In recent years, very sophisticated scammers are creating and hosting fraudulent web sites that look legitimate and are taking advantage of how consumers are now accessing and searching for intended web sites.

When using a site such as Google, Bing, Safari, or on a mobile device, we are no longer typing www.epayitonline.com, but instead typing out the intended web site in the “search”.

In this case, when someone searches “epayit….”, results may show www.epay-itonline.com (or any variation) before the legitimate site www.epayitonline.com.

You click into the scam site, it looks legit, asks for all the relevant information, you think you are paying a bill, then directed to call a number to fix the payment and the scam takes over.

Data Media utilizes a service provided by www.bolster.ai. Bolster is scouring the internet continuously for trademarks, images, web sites, anything that looks to be spoofing our web site. For the past 12 months, we are taking down dozens of sites every week, popping up from all over the world. Healthcare payment sites are being targeted. Rest assured, our highest priority is to ensure a secure and safe method to make payments. Unfortunately, staying ahead of the threats is a challenge.