Reports of Fake Test Sites for COVID-19 Emerge Across U.S.
Source: AARP.org
The FBI is investigating fake test sites in Louisville, Kentucky, an official said Thursday. And in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Attorney Jay Town issued a warning about bogus, fly-by-night testing sites.
Other reports about such sites have emerged in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New York and Washington state, government and nonprofit officials tell AARP.
Brown advised consumers to use only approved testing sites affiliated with trusted hospitals and providers. Be wary, he said, of people wearing painter's clothing and uniforms resembling those worn by workers collecting hazardous material — instead of legitimate personal protective equipment. He also warned of exorbitant upfront cash fees for tests and cautioned Medicare recipients to stay away from testing advertised as “free to Medicare beneficiaries.”
"My speculation is this is going to be occurring everywhere now,” he said. “We advise that if the testing is not done at a hospital or clinic, be suspicious. But don't go to be tested at a pop-up tent outside of a gas station or Walmart parking lot. And don't give any personal information to anyone but your personal providers. All scammers need is your Medicare number and they can compromise your entire life.”
Read more: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/fake-coronavirus-testing-sites.html
I hope this is not a repeat. This is so horrendous, so wrong, so evil. It's not like gouging toilet paper sales. It's trickery with people's lives.
If you see it, report it.
To report suspected COVID-19 fraud, federal officials urge people to call National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or email disaster@leo.gov
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I hear they have the most beautiful tests1 
