COVID-19 Alert: Protect Yourself from COVID Related Theft and Scams
The State of Ohio has created a new outreach initiative to increase Ohioans’ awareness of COVID-19 scams, fraud, and identity theft and how they can protect themselves.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has created a series of animated videos. These episodes feature a fictional family, the Clarks, and cover the topic of identity theft, gift card fraud, and how to spot the red flags of a scam.
All the new videos can be viewed at opens in a new windowhttps://www.ohioprotects.org/learn-about-fraud, or direct links can be found here:
- Full Video: opens in a new windowhttps://youtu.be/7KlXgQcskOc
- Identity Theft: opens in a new windowhttps://youtu.be/fQPXxlkTrJU
- Gift Card Scams: opens in a new windowhttps://youtu.be/8UfPc6f1kyw
- Red Flags of a Scam: opens in a new windowhttps://youtu.be/afvu_0xMkqM
COVID-related Identity Theft
COVID-related Gift Card Scams
COVID-related Red Flags of a Scam