Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn renewed a call to crack down on fraudulent COVID-19 testing sites.

Hahn sent a letter to the county Department of Consumers and Businesses, asking the company to oversee pop-up test sites to make sure other people aren’t victims of fraud.

“It is despicable for other people to take credit for communities as a fatal pandemic,” Hahn said in a statement. defraud the public.

Testing is one of our most important pieces of equipment in this pandemic and citizens want to be sure that they will get accurate test results and that their data will be protected.

Hahn said six check sites in South Gate and Bell Gardens were deemed fraudulent and recently shut down by authorities. Some fake sites rate other people for checks without sending the effects and others ask other people for their Social Security number.

Earlier this month, Supervisor Kathryn Barger filed a movement calling on the county to expand a compliance plan to crack down on scammers, as well as an educational crusade to alert the public to the threat and direct them to valid resources.

“It is imperative that the council that citizens can be assured that they are receiving an accurate and valid check without risking their personal information,” Barger wrote in the motion. “These (fraudulent sites) are popping up on street corners. “

Hahn suggested to other people only valid sites, and a list of places can be found in covid19. lacounty. gov/testing.

The Federal Trade Commission sent out a warning alert this month of fake homes filed online. The FTC cited the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. The U. S. Department of Homeland Security to warn Americans that “fake and unauthorized home kits are popping up online as opportunistic scammers take advantage of emerging demand. “

The FTC presented the following advice:

California also opposes predatory pricing by taking credit for the call for kits development. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order prohibiting suppliers from increasing the costs of home kits by more than 10 percent.

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