A loved one's health could depend on the truth if you get a call from a real contact tracer about your exposure to the coronavirus. But beware impostors who ask you for payment or to click on a link.
about unscrupulous people who are not affiliated with health departments using phone calls, texts or emails to get personal information from those they scam.Legitimate tracing calls might be preceded by a text message, notifying patients of an upcoming call from the health department. Then, in that initial call, the legitimate tracer will seek to confirm an address and date of birth, especially if you are the COVID-positive patient, Watson says.
Given the prevalence of scammers, it's good to be initially suspicious of such a call, until you've sussed out its source, health officials say. One thing to consider: Did the caller ID indicate the call was from a health department? Some, but not all, states are including that information. For example,calls are from the"VDH COVID Team." Call the health department if you have any questions.
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