Protect Your Health and Your Wallet There are many reasons to cheer as COVID-19 vaccines begin rolling out across the country, but there is also reason to be extremely cautious. COVID-19 fraud schemes abound, as scammers are using telemarketing calls, text messages, social media platforms, and door-to-door visits to try to rope in trusting people to prey upon.
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HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
If you receive a recorded call from a number that looks suspicious, the call is likely fraudulent or malicious and you should hang up immediately. Do not respond to prompts to “press 1 to speak to the operator or get your name taken off the list,” and do not provide any personal information. If you respond, you’ll probably get more calls. Block the numbers of the robocalls you receive, although please be aware that those calls may continue from other numbers. Scammers use “spoofing” technology that makes the same calls appear to come from different numbers.
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