If you get a phone call, especially from someone who’s not your doctor, about doing a DNA test, you may be getting scammed.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — A scam that involves a DNA test is hitting people on the First Coast. One man who believes he’s been a victim is working to spread the word.
If you get a phone call, especially from someone who’s not your doctor, about doing a DNA test, you may be getting scammed.
“It looks very legitimate,” said Dennis Carpenter. “It looks like this is the real deal!”
Dennis Carpenter got a call from a woman saying she was authorized by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Then he received a box with a DNA test in the mail. He didn’t question it. He’s an avid genealogist and says he’s done multiple DNA tests before.
“I wasn’t concerned,” he said. “You know, ‘Okay, well this is part of the new health care we’ve got now.'”
But he’s also an avid viewer of First Coast News’s channel.
“Then that night I’m watching the news,” Carpenter explained. “And I’m watching Lester Holt talking about this DNA sampling scam that’s going on. ‘Oh, my God, that’s me!'”
Carpenter hasn’t gotten a bill yet, but now he’s worried. The Office of…
