The FBI warns the false tests are not only a method for scammers to give out fraudulent results but also to steal personal information.
Last week, the Department of Justice warned of fake COVID-19 mask exemption cards.
A 'Face mask exempt' card, which features a Department of Justice logo, is seen in a DoJ handout image. Federal officials recently flagged that the group behind the cards are not a government agency and described the cards as fraudulent. A 'Face mask exempt' card, which features a Department of Justice logo, is seen in a DoJ handout image. Federal officials recently flagged that the group behind the cards are not a government agency and described the cards as fraudulent.The cards say in part"I am exempt from any ordinance requiring face mask usage in public. Wearing a face mask posses [sp] a mental and or physical risk to me. Under the Americans with Disability Act I’m not required to disclose my condition to you.
"Do not be fooled by the chicanery and misappropriation of the DOJ eagle," said U.S. Attorney G.T. Martin in a release."These cards do not carry the force of law. The ‘Freedom to Breathe Agency,’ or ‘FTBA,’ is not a government agency." Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, is also cracking down on COVID-19 scams.
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