ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Sheriff’s Office officials are warning residents about a new COVID-19 scam: one sent via text message and aimed at your coronavirus fears.“Someone who came in contact with you tested positive or has show symptoms for COVID-19 & recommends you self-isolate/get tested,” the message reads, along with a link to an unfamiliar website.The message is not from a contact tracer.
OCSO deputies believe instead, it is from a hacker.[RELATED: Read more about COVID-19 vaccine scams here.]“The tweet itself was just something that was submitted to us,” said Bailey Myers, public information specialist for OCSO. “It is not necessarily connected to any particular case in Orange County.