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Troopers PSA: Avoid COVID-19 Vaccine Scams

Submitted by Trooper DeAngelo.

As COVID-19 vaccine distribution begins, here are signs of potential scams:

  • You are asked to pay out of pocket to get the vaccine.
  • You are asked to pay to put your name on a vaccine waiting list or to get early access.
  • Advertisements for vaccines through social media platforms, emails, telephone calls, online, or from unsolicited/unknown sources.
  • Marketers offering to sell or ship doses of the vaccine for payment.

Protect yourself. Do not give out your personal information to unknown sources.

For accurate, up-to-date information about COVID-19, visit oig.hhs.gov/coronavirus, fbi.gov/coronavirus, justice.gov/coronavirus.

If you believe you have been the victim of COVID-19 fraud, immediately report it to: HHS-OIG Hotline: 1-800-HHS-TIPS (tips.hhs.gov), FBI Hotline: 1-800-CALL-FBI (ic3.gov), CMS/Medicare Hotline: 1-800-MEDICARE.

This information was from a flyer distributed by HHS, FBI, DOJ: vaccine-scams2020

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