Pamela Cruz. Pen sula 360 Press [P360P]
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen M. Wagstaffe on Thursday urged San Mateo County residents to remain alert for scams related to COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
And that's because, he said, fraudsters may try to exploit the uncertainty and anxiety associated with emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic to take people's money or steal their identities.
The scams, so far detected by county authorities, include someone offering, for a fee, to place you in a group of people who are already being vaccinated so that you also receive the immunization.
They may also try to sell you a place on the COVID-19 vaccine waiting list, or sell it to you through internet pins, social media, or by knocking on your door.
Receiving calls, text messages or emails about the vaccine, where a person asks for personal or financial information, is also part of the strategies used by this type of scammers.
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