With the rise in COVID-19 infections, fraudulent COVID-19 websites are scamming people into purchasing fake COVID-19 tests and fake testing clinics are popping up.

If you’re shopping online for COVID test kits and related items:

• Make sure the test you’re buying is authorized by the FDA. Check the FDA’s lists of antigen diagnostic tests and molecular diagnostic tests before you buy to find the tests authorized for home use. (EUA is “emergency use authorization.”)
• Check out a seller before you buy, especially if you’re buying from a site you don’t know. Search online for the website, company, or seller’s name plus words like “scam,” “complaint,” or “review.”
• Compare online reviews from a wide variety of websites. You can get a good idea about a company, product, or service from reading user reviews on various retail or shopping comparison sites. Think about the source of the review. Ask yourself: Where is this review coming from? Is it from an expert organization or individual customers?
• Pay by credit card. If you’re charged for an order you never got, or for a product that’s not as advertised, contact your credit card company and dispute the charge.

Find tips from the Federal Trade Commission about how to to avoid buying fake tests at https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2022/01/how-avoid-buying-fake-covid-tests-online

You can find local testing clinics by trusted organizations and order at-home tests at https://www.santa-ana.org/covid19/testing.

Evite la compra de pruebas falsas de COVID-19 |

Con el aumento de infecciones por COVID-19, varios sitios web fraudulentos están estafando a las personas para que compren pruebas falsas de COVID-19 al igual que clínicas de pruebas falsas. Encuentre consejos de parte de la Comisión Federal de Comercio sobre como evitar la compra de pruebas falsas en
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2022/01/how-avoid-buying-fake-covid-tests-online

Puede encontrar clínicas de pruebas locales de organizaciones de confianza y ordenar pruebas en casa en https://www.santa-ana.org/covid19/testing.

Tránh Mua Bộ Xét Nghiệm COVID-19 Giả

Do sự lây nhiễm COVID-19 gia tăng, các trang web giả mạo đang lừa đảo nhiều người mua bộ xét nghiệm COVID-19 giả và xuất hiện các phòng khám xét nghiệm giả. Hãy tìm các mẹo vặt trên trang mạng của Ủy Ban Thương Mại Liên Bang tại https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2022/01/how-avoid-buying-fake-covid-tests-online.

Quý vị có thể tìm các phòng khám có xét nghiệm của các tổ chức đáng tin cậy và đặt hàng bộ xét nghiệm tại nhà qua https://www.santa-ana.org/covid19/testing.