Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning residents of new scams designed at targeting people’s fears about the coronavirus pandemic, including people in white lab coats showing up to homes, impersonating workers from the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a warning released Tuesday, Moody said new scams had surfaced in the past few weeks, targeting the vulnerable in a time of crisis.
She said the scams run the gambit from text messages and phone calls to impostors posing as health workers offering free COVID-19 tests. “Sadly, scammers never stop trying to make a dishonest dollar—not even amid a pandemic," Moody said. "If you receive an unsolicited text message, email, phone call or any other communication claiming a