SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Officials in Seminole County are warning residents about a scam providing fake tickets to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
According to law enforcement, the website, Event Brite was allowing people to schedule appointments to receive a COVID-19 vaccine with a ticket but the booking is fraudulent. The fake listing was quickly taken down.
DO NOT book an appt through this event. You will not receive a vaccine with a ticket from this event link. If you have used this link, please report the event through Eventbrite.
— Seminole County, FL (@seminolecounty) January 14, 2021
DO book available appts through trusted links at https://t.co/2TwQGNpyWb.@SeminoleSO
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Officials said appointments should only be made through trusted links at PrepareSeminole.org.
Deputies said people have been told to report any fake COVID-19 vaccine events to Event Brite.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning resident about these type of scams targeting senior citizens, according to a consumer alert posted on the attorney general’s website.
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The warning says scammers pose as county health departments on sites such as Event Brite in an attempt to take payments in exchange for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
As for the fake appointment times for the Oviedo Mall officials said it’s unclear what they were looking to get since the event was listed as free.
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