While the coronavirus is spreading rapidly throughout the United States, the FDA recently passed an emergency use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine. The FDA worked with Pfizer, BioTech, and Moderna and released emergency-use vaccines to the public in hopes that they can help rid this virus and end this pandemic. People who are sixteen and older can now get the coronavirus vaccine at any pharmacy or their doctor’s office. However, scammers know this and will use this as an excuse to scam their victims out of money. Therefore, it is always a good idea to know how to recognize and avoid COVID vaccine scams.
Scammers pretend to be the CDC and WHO, sending phishing emails, text messages, and social media messages to their victims about the vaccine. They claim that you can now make an appointment at your doctor’s office for a fee. They send a phishing link to their fake websites, which have a form for victims to fill out. The victims fill the form out, which could then steal their personal information and financial information.
Scammers create fake phishing websites that look like they are selling fake coronavirus vaccines and cures. They ask for victims’ information in order for them to pay for and receive these so-called vaccines and cures. After the personal and financial information is received, scammers use this information to steal their victims’ identities and money. Victims are then left without the vaccine and scammed out of their money.
Scammers change their Caller ID and pretend to be your doctor, the CDC, the WHO, a pharmacy, or another health agency offering the coronavirus vaccine at a too-good-to-be-true price. They also offer to sell you an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Sometimes, they will even put a time limit on how much time you have to make a decision on if you want the vaccine or not and will rush you to say yes. Then once you give them your personal and financial information, they hang up on you then steal your money and information.
Scammers create pop-up ads advertising the vaccine and take advantage of the fact that it’s out for most people. People click on the link to get the vaccine and are taken to a form to fill out. Once they give out their personal and financial information on the online forms, the scammers use this information to steal victims’ identities and money. These websites could also give you malware without you knowing and steal even more of your information.
Scammers will call you or email you pretending to be your doctor, and ask if you would like to purchase an appointment slot to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. You agree to purchase the vaccine, convinced since your doctor states you will gain full immunity from the coronavirus if you get this vaccine. You hand over your personal and financial information to the scammer thinking that you’re making an appointment to get the vaccine. However, scammers steal this information and block you as they steal your identity and drain your bank account.
At Social Catfish, we want to help you verify the identities of those who might seem suspicious to you. If you have their name, email address, phone number, social media username, or image, you can reverse search and see who the suspected person was that you’ve been in contact with if you think you’ve been a victim of COVID vaccine scams.
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