Ill. Attorney General Kwame Raoul Warns Public of COVID-19 Scams
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is alerting residents to a wave of COVID-19 scams occurring as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Raoul is urging consumers to exercise caution before responding to solicitations for money or personal information that are tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Raoul warns the public that unsolicited requests for money by purported charitable organizations or requests for personal information by individuals claiming to represent public health agencies actually could be scams. According to Raoul, attorneys general around the country are receiving reports about several different scams, including cyber scams, telephone and text messaging scams, counterfeit product offers, bogus door-to-door offers of tests and products related to the coronavirus, and solicitations for donations to phony charities.