Scammers see an opportunity in the demand for coronavirus testing in the U.S., officials say.

As demand for coronavirus testing has increased, so have issues related to access.Credit…Kim Raff for The New York Times Federal and state officials warned this week of coronavirus testing scams that have taken advantage of the United States’ strained testing infrastructure and have left Americans with invalid test results, wrongful medical bills and overpriced at-home tests.

Fraud related to the virus has persisted since the onset of the pandemic, but the rapid spread of the Omicron variant has created opportunities for scammers preying on the high demand for tests.

On Friday, the Better Business Bureau issued an alert about phony websites […]

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