Avoid Coronavirus Scams In Laguna Beach

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — With the one bright spot of 2020, a vaccination for coronavirus reaching Orange County, comes scammer concerns. The Laguna Beach Police Department reported several ways that scammers may try and con residents out of money, time, or more.

There are four sure-fire ways to avoid COVID-19 scams, according to the department.

1. You cannot pay to put your name on a list to receive the vaccine.

2. You cannot pay to get early access to the vaccine.

3. Nobody will call you about the vaccine, and ask for your Social Security number, bank account number or credit card number.

4. FINALLY: Ignore any vaccine offers that say different, or ask for personal or financial information.

According to OC Health Care, the vaccine is now approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use and for distribution throughout the population, first in limited amounts to carefully selected high-risk groups and later to more and more people until everyone has access to the vaccine in what is called a "phased approach" to vaccine distribution.

The above items are all scams, designed to cause confusion, injure, or otherwise create chaos. For real information on the coronavirus vaccines, follow the Orange County Health Care Agency.