Warning over coronavirus scam texts claiming you must go into isolation
A HOAX message is duping Americans into thinking they’ve been exposed to coronavirus.
The alarming scam text spreading across the US falsely claims that “someone who came in contact with you tested positive or has shown symptoms for COVID-19.”
“If you receive a text message like the one pictured below, DO NOT click the link! It is not a message from any official agency,” the police department said on .
The troubling scam comes as a new model predicts the US could see a surge in coronavirus cases if state lockdowns are eased too soon – despite Donald Trump's plans to reopen some states.
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) released a model on Thursday that depicts the spread of the killer virus using data from China, Italy, South Korea and the US.
At least 34,700 people in the US have died from the killer virus while more than 679,700 have been infected.