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Buckeye_Democrat

(15,071 posts)
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 11:53 AM Nov 2020

Scammers making people less likely to help contact tracers.

I'm sure many of them are uncooperative Trumpanzees anyway, but...

Half of people are not cooperating with Montgomery County (OH) contact tracers
https://www.whio.com/news/local/half-people-are-not-cooperating-with-montgomery-county-contact-tracers/NI2T53ZQDNDZTDEQFKIOFE3RZU/?outputType=amp

Though the process aims to help, Ohio’s coronavirus website says scammers posting as contact tracers have been targeting Ohioans making some skeptical of answering the phone.
Dohm said there are ways to tell that the call is coming from a legitimate source. First, people who receive a call from the health department can always call back. Second, the agency will leave voicemails, something scammers generally do not do.
“The other thing is we’re not asking for social security numbers. We’re not saying you need to pay money. We’re just trying to get information,” Dohm said.

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Scammers making people less likely to help contact tracers. (Original Post) Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 OP
I never answer my phone unless I recognize the number. blueinredohio Nov 2020 #1
Same here. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #2

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,071 posts)
2. Same here.
Wed Nov 11, 2020, 12:26 PM
Nov 2020

I wonder if I missed some polls before the election? I was getting a LOT of unknown callers then. They never left a voicemail, though.

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