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Beware COVID-19 scam text making the rounds
and last updated 2021-02-02 18:17:48-05
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. â Imagine receiving a text message with an offer for nearly $1,500 in COVID-19 relief funds.
It may be tempting to click on the link, but scammers are using tactics like that to steal personal information and money.
The 41 Action News Investigative Team learned about this latest scheme through a viewer who received a text.
Karen Manning, 83, is pretty savvy on her iPhone. She uses it to FaceTime, call and text with her kids and grandchildren.
However, her family members aren t the only ones contacting Manning.
Over the past couple months, she has noticed an uptick in spam texts and calls. Sometimes she answers.