{"id":28504,"date":"2020-04-13T10:26:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T15:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=28504"},"modified":"2020-04-13T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T15:26:16","slug":"postal-inspection-service-warns-of-several-covid-19-related-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2020\/04\/13\/postal-inspection-service-warns-of-several-covid-19-related-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal Inspection Service warns of several COVID-19-related scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>BOSTON \u2014 Times are tough and there are people looking to take advantage of the rough situation. The Postal Inspection Service told Boston 25 News, there are several scams that people need to be aware of that are targeting people in fear of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Inspection Service\u2019s Public Information Representative Donna Harris said, \u201cThere\u2019s no authorized home testing kit so essentially if someone wants to sell you a kit, it\u2019s a fake so don\u2019t purchase it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris explain that personal protective equipment has also been hard to come by, even for government agencies and hospitals. So, if you see a good deal online, you might want to think twice.<\/p>\n<p>She explained, \u201cCertainly if you are purchasing PPE equipment, an N-95 mask, cleaning supplies or things of that nature; order those things from a reputable dealer or vendor, as opposed to a site that you don\u2019t know, and you can\u2019t determine if you\u2019re actually getting equipment that you ordered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are many other scams out there such as provider scams which are fake calls that sound like they are from a hospital or doctor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Harris said, \u201cIt\u2019s similar to the grandparents scam where they\u2019ll call and they will say that you had a relative that was in the hospital for COVID-19 and they need payment.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/postal-inspection-service-warns-several-covid-19-related-scams\/PMLKGNMXLVFLVML32ROEH35OL4\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28412\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-and-USPS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-and-USPS.jpg 478w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-and-USPS-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-and-USPS-100x52.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOSTON \u2014 Times are tough and there are people looking to take advantage of the rough situation. The Postal Inspection Service told Boston 25 News, there are several scams that people need to be aware of that are targeting people in fear of COVID-19. The Postal Inspection Service\u2019s Public Information Representative Donna Harris said, \u201cThere\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking","category-video-gallery","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28505,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28504\/revisions\/28505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}