Law Enforcement warn of COVID-19 related scam

Law enforcement authorities are warning the public about a COVID-19 related scam.

The scam involved the stealing of $800 from the victim’s savings account.

The victim was on a social media app and saw an ad for a coronavirus college grant.

After checking with the person on whose account the ad was posted to verify its legitimacy, the victim called a phone number.

The person the victim talked to on the phone stated that they were eligible for a $9,000 grant and all they would need would be some financial account information.

The person the victim talked to requested that the remainder of the conversation be conducted via text messages.

The victim provided the caller with their username and password for their banking account.

Afterwards, the profile on which the ad appeared notified the victim that their account was hacked, and the grant information was not legitimate.

Money in the victim’s account was gone.

Authorities warn that if something sounds too good to be true, more often than not it is a scam.

Also, never supply your financial account information to anyone without verifying the legitimacy of what they are offering first.