Fake consultation ads with your medical license: the phantom surgeon
How clandestine clinics use real doctors' CRM numbers to sell procedures they will never perform.
Audience: Professionals and Personal Brands · Risk level: CRITICAL
Blindfy Intelligence Unit · Technical review by Blindfy
Scenario
A plastic surgeon discovers Instagram and Google Ads offering surgeries under his name and CRM (medical license) number — at an address and clinic he never authorized.
How the scam works
Irregular clinics take the CRM number from the CFM portal, build a landing page with the doctor's name, capture patients, and the procedure is performed by someone else or in an unlicensed facility.
Common mistake
Thinking a social media statement is enough to close the case, without coordinated technical and legal action.
Impact
A harmed patient sues the real doctor, the CRM board opens ethics proceedings, possible shutdown orders and permanent reputational damage.
What works
Monitoring of Google Ads and the Meta Ads Library, ad takedowns and civil action against the clinic.
Protection checklist
- Monitor the Meta Ads Library for your name and CRM number
- Search Google Ads for the doctor's name
- Initiate takedown of fake pages
- Formally notify the regional CRM board
- Notify health surveillance authorities when applicable
- File a police report
- Publish an official list of authorized clinics
Editorial sources
- CERT.br / NIC.br — Cartilha de Segurança para Internet
- ENCCLA / Ministério da Justiça — Enfrentamento a golpes digitais
Your CRM number is more coveted than your Instagram. Watch both fronts.
