Unfortunately, the scammers keep finding new ways to try to illegally gain access to your personal information – and today’s warning we wanted to share with you has to do with COVID-19 vaccination scams. As vaccinations are rolling out across the United States, many people are signing up for appointments online. In some cases, people are receiving texts about their vaccinations, but are unsure if they are legitimate or not. If you hesitate before clicking on links in those types of texts – good job! But even though many of these are illegal phishing scams, there might be a few legitimate texts you can receive.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, people who sign up for a COVID vaccine online might receive a legitimate text message, but with so much fraud occurring, it’s important that you read the text message thoroughly.