April 17, 2020 | 9: 03 pm
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An image of a coronavirus rip-off text published by.
Thomaston Police Department.
Thomaston Cops Department
A police department in Maine is warning the public against a text message-based coronavirus scam.
Cops in the Maine port town of Thomaston have actually posted a picture on their Facebook page of a text sent out from an Indiana area code warning the recipient that they require to self-isolate– in addition to a fake link.
” Somebody who can be found in contact with you has checked positive or has actually revealed symptoms for COVID-19 & recommends you self-isolate/get-tested,” the text message reads.
The alert is not from a main agency and officers from the department have informed citizens not to click through to the link, which cops think might be a phishing scam to grab victims’ individual information
” If you get a text like the one envisioned, DO NOT click the link!” the department composed on Facebook previously this week. “It is not a message from any main company. It is however a gateway for bad actors to find their way into your world.”
” The infection is not the only invisible opponent,” police said. “Be vigilant versus all risks!”
The department’s message follow advisories from the Better Business Bureau on a host of new frauds linked to the virus.
A typical scam includes emails and texts that claim to be from the government, and which inform receivers they require to take an “online coronavirus test” in order to get stimulus relief.
The BBB recommends against clicking any link contained in an unsolicited or unverified message.
” As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, so does unpredictability and worry: 2 aspects that scam artist grow on,” the bureau composed on its website.
