BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Scammers are preying on Palm Beach County residents, offering the COVID-19 shot in exchange for a cash payment.
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State Attorney Dave Aronberg said the scammers are telling Palm Beach County residents that they can get special access to an appointment — or a vaccine. All they have to do is pay.
BocaNewsNow.com has learned the payment amounts being demanded range from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Homeowners in potentially wealthy zip codes in Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Wellington are among those being targeted.
While shots have been made available to high rolling hospital donors — something being investigated — there is no pay-for-play program. Simply put: you can not pay to gain access to the COVID-19 shot. The shot is completely free to everyone.
Aronberg said residents contacted by the scammers should hang up the phone and call the police.
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