The Coronavirus pandemic has turned over a lot of rocks and it is sickening to see what has scurried out from under them. Scammers are now making fake Covid-19 "contact tracing" calls.
Legitimate contact tracers are government public health employees who call to alert people that they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus. They will ask you who you have been in contact with, and advise you what to do next. They will NOT ask you for any financial or personal information and they will not reveal the identity of the infected person you were in contact with. Nor will they reveal yours to anyone else.
Scammers, on the other hand, while posing as public health employees, will ask for Social Security numbers, health insurance IDs, credit card accounts, date of birth and other data that pubic health departments do not need or want. These calls are increasing in number as the virus continues to spread.
For reliable information about current scams, visit the website Scamicide.com .
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