时间:2025-08-02 14:33:45 来源:网络整理编辑:時尚
There's no good thing that scammers won't try to ruin.The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning
There's no good thing that scammers won't try to ruin.
The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning Wednesday that unscrupulous actors are preying upon the newly vaccinated, attempting to trick those in the throes of post-jab joy out of their cash.
"Complete this short 30-second survey about your experience with Moderna COVID-19 VACCINE to select one of our exclusive reward offers (minimum value $90)," reads one such scam highlighted by the FTC.
While the specifics of the vaccine-related scams may vary, the broad details are the same. Potential victims are asked to take a survey about their shot experience, and are promised a gift in exchange for doing so. Of course, they only have to pay a small shipping fee first.
"People across the country are reporting getting emails and texts out of the blue, asking them to complete a limited-time survey about the Pfizer, Moderna, or AstraZeneca vaccine," explains the FTC. "(And no doubt, there may be one for Johnson & Johnson, too.) In exchange, people are offered a free reward, but asked to pay shipping fees."
Presumably, this is when would-be victims are asked to fork over their credit card number.
This follows on previous warnings in May of 2020, also from the FTC, about contact-tracing scams that involved tricking people into clicking spam links sent via text message. The ongoing problem of coronavirus-themed scams is so bad, Google has created a COVID-19-specific section on its Scam Spotter website to help educate people on the main types of COVID-related scams.
"No legitimate surveys ask for your credit card or bank account number to pay for a 'free' reward," the FTC helpfully reminds consumers.
Unfortunately, if some of the comments on the FTC site are to be believed, this warning can't come soon enough.
"I got [the survey] last week along with the reviews from other 'people' about how wonderful the gifts were," reads one reply to the FTC's warning from March 24. "After I put my info in it said 'Customer is blacklisted' or something like that. I went back and deleted all my info but I bet now it was to [sic] late."
Post-vaccine survey scams are just one of many types of COVID-adjacent fraud highlighted by the FTC. The commission has an entire website dedicated to educating consumers about the ways criminals are attempting to separate them from their cash amid a (still) ongoing pandemic.
SEE ALSO: How to make your smart TV a little dumb (and why you should)
If you think you've received a potentially fraudulent text message or email about a post-vaccine survey, your best bet is to not open it. If you've already opened it and are wondering what to do, do notclick on any links the message contains. They may point your phone or computer to malware.
Instead, delete the message — and rest easy knowing that you both avoided a scam and, hopefully, got your vaccine.
TopicsCOVID-19
Singapore gets world's first driverless taxis2025-08-02 14:33
足協罰單 :亞泰隊員+官員遭追罰 饒偉輝報複推人停4場2025-08-02 14:13
粵媒:武磊球荒已10個多月 在消磨隊友主帥的耐心2025-08-02 14:12
韓喬生 :巴黎這航母要啥沒啥全靠姆巴佩 波叔命硬2025-08-02 14:04
'Rocket League' Championship Series Season 2 offers $250,000 prize pool2025-08-02 13:58
韓喬生:巴黎這航母要啥沒啥全靠姆巴佩 波叔命硬2025-08-02 13:29
踢瘋了 !切爾西吊打魚腩隊 多點開花斬歐戰150勝2025-08-02 13:04
印度隊主帥 :中國足球每年花費超10億還是進不了世界杯2025-08-02 13:03
Tesla's rumored P100D could make Ludicrous mode even more Ludicrous2025-08-02 12:42
深足提前召回金特羅為中超爭冠 先尋求足協杯突破2025-08-02 12:36
Ivanka Trump's unpaid interns share cringeworthy financial advice2025-08-02 14:24
足協杯本輪仍無VAR導致海港丟球 陳威再次暴露經驗不足2025-08-02 14:23
國安標識未來或再次變更 中超多隊隊徽需中性化改革2025-08-02 14:05
足協杯八強戰開始變雙回合較量 海港有望四殺大連2025-08-02 14:02
Daughter gives her 1002025-08-02 13:56
足球迷的狂歡:超級德比周末 英西意六大豪門PK2025-08-02 13:26
申花糾結是否續約隊長 莫雷諾曾向妻子承諾不再留滬2025-08-02 12:59
足協杯因亞冠再次升值 但仍難避免淪為少數者遊戲2025-08-02 12:25
J.K. Rowling makes 'Harry Potter' joke about Olympics event2025-08-02 12:04
海港18歲小將:感謝主帥給我上場機會 球星最喜歡哈維2025-08-02 11:51