OHIO — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost warns Ohioans of scammers posing as contact tracers to obtain personal information.
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Health Departments are conducting contact tracing but will never ask for sensitive data, Yost tweeted.
The Ohio Attorney General reminds you to never provide your social security number or bank account information over the phone.
⚠️ SCAM ALERT ⚠️
— Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (@OhioAG) May 19, 2020
Thieves posing as #COVID19 contact tracers are trying to trick Ohioans into handing over personal information. Health depts. are conducting contact tracing, but they'll never ask for sensitive data.
Never provide your SSN or bank account info over the phone. pic.twitter.com/VE4a0I2O5c
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