FORT WANYE, Ind. (WANE) — The high demand for COVID-19 tests has led to scammers setting up fake testing sites to steal people’s information, according to the Better Business Bureau.
They’re warning people to check the validity of a testing site, or company offering to send you at-home tests before you hand out your personal information.
“Some of these scam sites are requesting your credit card information and other personal, identifiable information – So, security numbers, drivers license numbers, things like that,”President and CEO of BBB Serving Northern Indiana Rick Walz said. “Until you are 100 percent sure that the site is legit and that the information they’re requesting is reasonable, don’t give out any information.”
One company the BBB is looking into: Center for Covid Control.
The company’s website advertises more than 275 free testing sites across the country, including a location in Fort Wayne at Coliseum Blvd. and Delaware Ave.
Two weeks ago, WANE 15 alerted BBB of Northern Indiana to the site and national news stories about the company, which prompted an investigation.
BBB of Northern Indiana says it has received a written complain about the Center for COVID Control in Fort Wayne and is forwarding its file on the company to Chicago’s BBB, which is heading the investigation.
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