Pulaski Co. authorities warn of door-to-door scammers pretending to offer COVID-19 testing

They’re just trying to gain access into your home, the Sheriff’s Office says

There are people going door-to-door claiming to be government or health department officials offering in-home testing for the new coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. (WSLS)

PULASKI COUNTY, Va. – There are people going door-to-door claiming to be government or health department officials offering in-home testing for the new coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff’s Office says scammers are doing this to gain access to people’s homes.

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They’re reminding citizens not to let them inside. If someone claiming to be administering COVID-19 tests shows up on your doorstep, the Sheriff’s Office says to immediately call police.

The Virginia Department of Health says there are no authorized medical workers providing door-to-door testing services in the New River Health District (Floyd, Giles, Montgomery and Pulaski countries and the City of Radford).


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