TALLAHASSEE, FL — While hundreds of thousands of honest, hard-working people struggle to keep their businesses open, hold on to their jobs, pay their rents and safeguard their families, there’s no shortage of snakes in the grass intent on preying on vulnerable, desperate people during the pandemic.
Since the pandemic was declared in March 2020, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has issued more than 30 consumer alerts with information about emerging COVID-19-related scams and tips to avoid fraud.
Most recently, as omicron variant cases have increased by nearly 400,000 a week in Florida and the coronavirus positivity rate soars to a record 31.2 percent as of Jan. 7, Moody has issued a statewide consumer alert warning Floridians about new scams.
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Currently, Florida’s top law enforcement official is battling scams involving vaccination cards.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement recently shut down three fraudulent websites that were attempting to steal driver license information from residents using a COVID-19 angle.
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Moody released a consumer alert warning drivers about a text phishing scam in which thieves exploit the pandemic to obtain personal information. The scam involves text messages sent to Floridians asking for personal information to remake driver licenses that show residents’ COVID-19 vaccination status. The…
