Beware of scammers pretending to be testing for COVID-19, police say

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. ā€“ Law enforcement officers from Palm Beach to Miami-Dade counties are warning the public about a group of scammers pretending to be government employees who are going door to door to test for COVID-19.

The fraudsters are wearing protective gear and lab coats to identify themselves as employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Florida Department of Health.

ā€œPlease be advised that no public health officials are offering testing of COVID-19 or selling any testing kits door to door,ā€ a spokesperson for the Plantation Polie Department wrote Thursday. ā€œThis is a distraction attempt to burglarize your home.ā€

Officers are asking anyone who encounters these fraudsters to call 911.


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