After three months of staying at home because of the pandemic, America is now moving, they have now the contact tracers from Department of Health who will try to track everyone who has been exposed from COVID-19, they are really important to avoid the risk of spreading the virus but with this case, the scammers are attacking again, they pretend to be a real contact tracer, they will try to steal some of your important information, identity especially your money. Thankfully the Federal Trade Commission has a way of identifying scammers and real contact tracers.
A contact tracer may discuss things happen on you which can be related to the pandemic or if you get exposed to someone who became positive from the virus. A real contact tracer may contact you from calling, visiting your home, and email.
Here are things that they may ask you about:
1. your name and address
2. health information
3. the names of places and people you have visited
Scammers will try to ask some more:
1. Don’t pay a contact tracer.
Anyone who says you need to pay is a scammer, plain and simple.
2. Don’t give your Social Security number or financial information.
There’s no reason for a legit contact tracer to need your Social Security number, bank account, or credit card number.
3. Don’t share your immigration status.
Legit contact tracers don’t need and won’t ask for this information.
4. Don’t click on links or download anything sent from a contact tracer.
Real tracers will only send you texts or emails that say they’ll be calling you not ask you to click or download anything.
Because of this pandemic virus, scammers find many ways to steal personal's identity and even money. Let us all be vigilant and always assess the situation, for more details click this
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