Bad actors have been fielding a new type of swindle during the COVID-19 crisis: fake insurance offers, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.
The fraudulent pitches are being
made through phishing emails and rob calls, the group warns. The objective is to steal people’s medical and financial identities, it warns.
The swindles include:
- Bogus
COVID-19 insurance
- Bogus agents
- Free vaccines, special virus tests or kits
- Senior scams
- False insurance cancelation
- Bogus travel
insurance
- Free vaccines, special virus tests or kits
- Senior care packages
The Coalition advises consumers to deal only with known and reputable insurance
agents, and not to respond to robo-calls or spam emails.
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