On Saturday, the DOJ filed an action to take down a website named 'that claimed to send World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 test kits for a shipping cost of $4.95, paid by entering credit card information on the website. The website has been shut down, and DOJ is still investigating the website and its operators. HHS-OIG reminds us (and we should remind our loved ones) to be suspicious of unsolicited requests for information and unexpected visits and to use trusted healthcare providers for COVID-19 information and testing, not online ads.

People are receiving phone calls, online requests, and even in-person visits, and providing the requested information puts them at risk for fraud related to this scheme and future schemes. Yesterday, HHS-OIG released a Fraud Alert warning of fake COVID-19 test kits being offered to Medicare beneficiaries as a way to gather personal information, including Medicare and Medicaid numbers. These scams are reminders to trust our medical professionals and access them when we feel sick and to think twice when something sounds too good to be true. While we are all taking precautions to stay safe and #flattenthecurve - with many under orders to shelter in place - scammers are preying on fears and insecurities and hawking test kits and vaccines for the virus. And last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted the public that currently there are no FDA-approved at-home tests for the coronavirus, in response to more and more companies marketing direct-to-consumer tests. In the past couple of days, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) each issued warnings about fraudulent schemes relating to COVID-19.

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