{"id":64262,"date":"2021-04-26T09:38:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/?p=64262"},"modified":"2022-02-10T15:39:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T20:39:49","slug":"security-tip-beware-of-contact-tracing-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/security-tip-beware-of-contact-tracing-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Security tip: Beware of contact tracing scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal officials warn that scammers are posing as COVID-19 contact tracers to steal personal information. Scammers do so by disguising their email address or phone number to appear as a legitimate incoming call from a contact tracer also known as \u201cspoofing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/system\/files\/attachments\/coronavirus-advice-consumers\/contact_tracing_scams_infographic-1-508.pdf\">Learn the 5 ways to spot this specific scam<\/a> and\u00a0be aware that contact tracers, hired by the state\u2019s department of public health, <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.rochester.edu\/news-item\/beware-of-contact-tracing-scams\/\">will not\u00a0ask for personal information<\/a>, like a Social Security number or bank account, and will not request money during the call. While talking to a contact tracer can help stop the spread of COVID-19, <a href=\"https:\/\/reportfraud.ftc.gov\/#\/?pid=B\">reporting malicious actors<\/a> can help stop their scams from spreading.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button--blue\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.rochester.edu\/news-item\/beware-of-contact-tracing-scams\/\">Read the full University IT blog post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal officials warn that scammers are posing as COVID-19 contact tracers to steal personal information. 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