A.G. Alert: Scam Artists Pose as Contact Tracers to Steal Arkansans' Identities
July 09, 2020
July 09, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 9 -- The Arkansas Attorney General issued the following consumer alert:
Scam artists have found an opportunity by using the important task of contact tracing to steal money and the identity of Arkansans. In trying to stop the spread of COVID-19, the Arkansas Department of Health is using contact tracing to identify people who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. One way bad actors are impersonating contact tracers is by send . . .
Scam artists have found an opportunity by using the important task of contact tracing to steal money and the identity of Arkansans. In trying to stop the spread of COVID-19, the Arkansas Department of Health is using contact tracing to identify people who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. One way bad actors are impersonating contact tracers is by send . . .