The US Department of Justice and the Office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania are reminding people to remain vigilant about people who may seek to take advantage of the current COVID-19 situation through scams, fraud and price gauging. 

Scams and Other Fraud:

• Robocalls making fraudulent offers to sell respiratory masks with intent of deliver.
• Social media scams fraudulently seeking donations or claiming to provide stimulus funds if the recipient enters his or her bank account information.
• Sales of counterfeit or fake testing kits, cures, "immunity" pills and protective equipment.
• Fraudulent offers for free COVID-19 testing to obtain Medicare beneficiary information that is used to submit false medical claims for unrelated, unnecessary or fictitious testing or services.
• Seeking donations fraudulently for illegitimate or non-existent charitable organizations.
• Medical providers obtaining patient information for COVID-19 testing and then using that information to fraudulently bill for other tests and procedures.

Please click here to visit the US Department of Justice website detailing common scams and fraud, ways to combat fraud, FAQs and other resources.

Price Gauging:

The Office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania has created a specialized resource (pricegauging@attorneygeneral.gov) for consumers to email and report malfeasance.  This tool is available to everyone in the Commonwealth and is effective immediately.

Please click here to visit the PA Attorney General's website regarding price gauging and reporting.

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