Is it a scam if someone directs you to pay a debt or other obligation with a gift card? The answer is yes – in 100% of cases. But alarmingly, 1 in 4 people surveyed by AARP got this question wrong – at a time when we’re seeing an increase in the use.
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May 3, 2021
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is warning the nation’s veterans about scams specifically created and aimed at them.
“In addition to many of the same scams fraudsters use to target veterans, we’re now seeing more ‘timely’ scams, like those related to COVID,” Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale said. “And as May is Military Appreciation Month, it’s a great time for everyone to become informed and spread the word about scams targeting veterans in order to, in some small way, help repay the tremendous debt we all owe those who have served.”
These scams include COVID vaccination scams: Scammers will offer veterans a “cut in the vaccination line,” cash payments or other incentives around obtaining a COVID vaccination.
Fake COVID-19 testing sites appear in Edmonds
April 29, 2021
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Edmonds police Sgt. Josh McClure said one phony testing site was in front of a Starbucks and the other was near the ferry terminal, The Daily Herald reported.Anupam Nath/AP
EDMONDS, Wash. (AP) Two fraudulent COVID-19 testing sites appeared north of Seattle in downtown Edmonds Tuesday and local police are warning people to be alert.
Edmonds police Sgt. Josh McClure said one phony testing site was in front of a Starbucks and the other was near the ferry terminal, The Daily Herald reported.
The sites have since been removed. McClure said police had not cited or arrested anyone as of Wednesday afternoon and are continuing to investigate.
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