Lamont warns of COVID vaccine scams FacebookTwitterEmail A file photo of a Meriden, Conn., police cruiser.Meriden Police / Contributed Photo Connecticut officials are warning residents to be on the lookout for scams related to the COVID-19 vaccine, while authorities in Meriden have reported scammers posing as contact tracers. Gov. Ned Lamont’s office on Monday alerted residents to some potential red flags. Fraudsters could ask for personal information such as social security numbers, bank account information or ask residents to pay to be put on a list to receive the vaccine — all things legitimate sites would not request. “While patients may be asked to provide health insurance information when they receive the vaccine, health insurance is not required to receive it,” the release said.