Covid-19 Vaccine phone fraud

Don't fall prey to their plot, beware of a new type of fake phone call.

You always want to be wary about trusting random callers trying to separte you from your money... now there's a new hook to the old phone swindle you might want to be aware of.

Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki has what you need to know.

Nick?

Yes katie ?

"* criminals are now trying to prey on the public's demand for the covid?

"* 19 vaccine.

It's their latest attempt to entice you to give out your valuable personal information... and in some vases, money.

Take a look... the winona police department posting this on its facebook page... a look at the most common tricks swindlers will try.

A deceptive caller may askto put your name on a waiting list for a vaccine... or outright claim they can sell you doses of the vaccine.

Brian hanft with c?

"*g public health tells me they will not call you to make an appointment or ask for personal information what we will commit to do, throughout this entire process is really try to communicate where we are in the process, who's kind of up to bat, per se, and who we have enough vaccine for.

We will relay that through our media partners, through our facebook page hanft also says ?

"* if you receive a phone call regarding the vaccine, take the caller's name and number.

And reach out to public health to double check if the call did come from them.

Nick kruszalnicki, thanks nick.

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