New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

The coronavirus has created a perfect storm for scammers. One scam to arise this summer is scammers posing as contact tracers working for local or state health departments.

Contact tracing is an important part of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But legitimate contact tracers will never ask for money, bank account information, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, or medic...