04-07-2020, 12:18 PM
COVID-19: Scammers dressed as doctors set up fake Coronavirus testing sites, where they charge people $240 and steal their DNA
Authorities in Kentucky are warning against "pop-up" COVID-19 testing sites which offer people quick Coronavirus results for cash in order to steal their DNA and personal information.
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Local officials said a self-proclaimed medical marketing company set up makeshift testing sites outside various churches in Louisville with workers dressed head to toe in hazmat gear. They claim the scammers charge $240 a test and steal people's DNA and personal information.
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At one site in Louisville, Kentucky, scammers dressed as doctors were offering fake coronavirus tests out of a convenience store parking lot in exchange for $240. They were also collecting credit card information and people’s social security numbers, equipping them to steal their victims’ identities.
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Local authorities told the NYT that 100 people fell prey to the scheme before the scammers fled
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Metro Council President David James and Louisville advocates have been hunting down who they call fake COVID-19 testers, reported WDRB.
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"It's really Medicaid fraud, is what it actually is. There is no reason that you should spend $240 dollars for a COVID test," James said. "And they're using the same gloves on Person A that they used on Person B, that they used on Person C."
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The officials said the group may be from Illinois as they believe the scammers are the same people who claimed to test people's DNA for diseases last year.
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"They're the scum of the Earth and they're preying on the poorest of the poor, and I'm going to do everything in my power to get them the [explicit] out of Kentucky," James said.
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Authorities in Kentucky are warning against "pop-up" COVID-19 testing sites which offer people quick Coronavirus results for cash in order to steal their DNA and personal information.
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Local officials said a self-proclaimed medical marketing company set up makeshift testing sites outside various churches in Louisville with workers dressed head to toe in hazmat gear. They claim the scammers charge $240 a test and steal people's DNA and personal information.
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At one site in Louisville, Kentucky, scammers dressed as doctors were offering fake coronavirus tests out of a convenience store parking lot in exchange for $240. They were also collecting credit card information and people’s social security numbers, equipping them to steal their victims’ identities.
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Local authorities told the NYT that 100 people fell prey to the scheme before the scammers fled
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Metro Council President David James and Louisville advocates have been hunting down who they call fake COVID-19 testers, reported WDRB.
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"It's really Medicaid fraud, is what it actually is. There is no reason that you should spend $240 dollars for a COVID test," James said. "And they're using the same gloves on Person A that they used on Person B, that they used on Person C."
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The officials said the group may be from Illinois as they believe the scammers are the same people who claimed to test people's DNA for diseases last year.
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"They're the scum of the Earth and they're preying on the poorest of the poor, and I'm going to do everything in my power to get them the [explicit] out of Kentucky," James said.
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