Many Getting Hoodwinked During Coronavirus-related Phishing

Governing: Three weeks ago, Lorina’s cellphone rang. Seeing it was a local call, the 61-year-old Riverside, Calif., resident picked up.

A woman’s voice said she was working with Medicare, the national health insurance program, to distribute tests for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. All she needed, the woman said, was Lorina’s name, address and Social Security and Medicare information.

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