Demand for at-home COVID tests has surged along with the highly contagious omicron variant.
A new wave of demand and scams was spurred by the rise of the highly contagious omicron variant.
“As the pandemic has evolved, so have they.”
Scams exploiting consumer interest in at-home tests are just the latest in COVID-related grifts.
The rollout of vaccinations also brought a rise in vaccine-related scam emails.
Now test-related scams are on the rise.
Sometimes, the emails are designed to impersonate labs, test providers or test results.
“What they want is information,” Najarian said of the scammers.
“It’s financial gain by way of information capture.”
Flouton says consumers need to think before they click.
“Just always be skeptical, always be vigilant,” he said.
“Just know that no topic will be off limits to criminals.”
