Beware Of COVID Vaccine Scams

Press release from the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library:

Dec. 19, 2020

Vaccines for COVID-19 are on the way.

If you get a call, text, email — or even someone knocking on your door — claiming they can get you early access to the vaccine, STOP. That’s a scam.

Don’t pay for a promise of vaccine access or share personal information. Instead, report it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov or file a complaint with your state or territory attorney general through consumerresources.org, the consumer website of the National Association of Attorneys General.

For more information, read the FTC’s blog, COVID-19 vaccines are in the pipeline. Scammers won’t be far behind. For the latest vaccine updates, check with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). To learn more about how to manage your finances during the pandemic, visit consumerfinance.gov/coronavirus.

This press release was produced by the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library. The views expressed are the author's own.