Beware of COVID-19 contact tracing text scams, authorities warn.
, who are usually hired by a local health department, play a vital role in helping to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
"They work with an infected person to get the names and phone numbers for everyone that infected person came in close contact with while the possibly infectious. Those names and phone numbers are often kept in an online system," Tressler said.However, contact tracers will only text to warn someone that the health department will be calling them and will never ask for personal information, such as a social security number or bank information.
The best course of action is to ignore any suspicious text messages that include a link or ask for personal information. Many mobile service providers also offer the option in settings to filter or block texts from unknown phone numbers.
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