Products that are in high demand right now, like hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies, are being scooped up by scammers and price gougers.
WARNING FROM GSA: SCAMMING AND PRICE GOUGING by Charles Rowe
The General Services Administration (GSA) posted to Interact, its outreach website, that there have been “reports of companies fraudulently claiming to be GSA vendors attempting to exploit legitimate COVID-19 concerns to mislead consumers into paying exorbitant prices for products associated with COVID-19.”
President Trump has signed an Executive Order to provide authority to address the offenses of price gouging. The White House will not tolerate the practice of hoarding and price gouging the necessary supplies to help fight the virus.
A spokesperson of the GSA has suggested agencies take extra steps to Aaron Boyd of Nextgov covered the verify the vendors they’re working post, relaying the warning that federal with, even if [their] information seems agencies and the contracting credible.” communities are “not immune” to being subject to scams. If you suspect that fraudulent activity or price gouging is happening with a Products that are in high demand right supposed GSA vendor, contact the now, like hand sanitizer and cleaning National Customer Service Center at supplies, are being scooped up by 800-488-3111 or scammers and price gougers. The NCSCcustomer.service@gsa.gov. scammers then target the organizations and government agencies that need it most.
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