COVID has been a scammers’ paradise. Here’s how to stay safe

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COVID has been a scammers’ paradise. Here’s how to stay safe

Hudayfa Aldmour, a COVID-19 test administrator from O'Hare Clinical Lab Services, packs up a COVID-19 test on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at Islamic Circle of North America Rockford, 1110 Arthur Ave., in Rockford. — Hudayfa Aldmour, a COVID-19 test administrator from O’Hare Clinical Lab Services, packs up a COVID-19 test on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at Islamic Circle of North America Rockford, 1110 Arthur Ave., in Rockford.

The government has rolled out their website to order free test kits that will start to be delivered in late January. Better Business Bureau is alerting the public that scammers are expected to create all kinds of cons to trick the public.

There are some concerns with the roll-out. The ordering process is simple but, since the start of the pandemic, there has been a long list of scams revolving around COVID from PPE and testing to vaccinations. That situation has not changed.

Delivery of free COVID test kits has given scammers a new opportunity to con individuals into giving them private health, financial and insurance information. Do not fall for it.

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Redditors are pledging to stay clear of Robinhood’s IPO, even as the enterprise goes out of its way to entice day-trader curiosity

Robinhood app investing retail traders — The Robinhood Marketplaces logo is viewed on a smartphone and a personal computer display screen.
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Reddit investors are shunning the strategy of investing in Robinhood’s forthcoming IPO.
Robinhood submitted for an IPO Thursday and pledged to reserve up to 35% of shares for retail traders.
“Just forget Robinhood altogether. Let them go down in lawsuits and loss of buyer base.”

Robinhood would like the retail crowd to purchase into its initial public offering, but some buyers on Reddit are pledging to stay away from the IPO.

The investing app, which launched in 2013 with the mission to “democratize finance for all,” publicly filed for an IPO Thursday. The business said it prepared to make 20%-35% of its shares obtainable to retail investors via the IPO Accessibility function in its app. Luring retail investors could lead to price