Scammers Sending Out Fake Surveys to People Receiving COVID Vaccinations

Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 -- 10:01 AM

(WBAY) Scammers follow trends, and as more people get their COVID-19 vaccinations, they’re now trying to stick you with a fake survey.

The Federal Trade Commission is giving us a look at three versions of what’s being shared, and the scammers are trying to make it look like they’re coming from the pharmaceutical companies with COVID-19 vaccines.

People across the country are reporting getting e-mails and texts out of the blue asking them to fill out a survey.  It says it’s free to take the survey asking you to provide valuable consumer data.  In exchange, they’re offered a free reward, but asked to pay shipping fees.

Don’t respond to these surveys, it’s a scam.  You can see the fake surveys use the names of the real companies, Pfizer, Moderna and Astra-Zeneca.  However, if you look closely, you can see the logos are just a bit different than the real logo, but if you weren’t looking at the logos side by side, you might get fooled.

The FTC reminds everyone that scammers are trying to get you to click on a link and give up personal information. You’re not getting something for free.  If you get one of these e-mails or text messages, don’t respond, and delete the message.

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