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World Trade Center® Delaware Continuity of Services During COVID-19 Outbreak

To the World Trade Center Delaware Community,

Due to the global COVID-19 outbreaks, the World Trade Center® Delaware is taking precautions to minimize exposure to risk by working virtually. We have postponed any "in person" events for the next few weeks and will reschedule them when receive guidance from the appropriate experts. We recognize that the services that the World Trade Centers® Association and its over 325 member Centers in almost 100 countries across the globe are vital to your operations. We remain committed to serving you, our loyal supporters and friends.

During this time, we will continue to provide a full range of World Trade Center® Delaware services to our region's business community, State's elected and appointed officials, the academic community, and our local, US, and international partners, other than travel and in person events.

Please feel free to email or call us at any time with your trade and international business questions. And be sure to visit our web page, www.wtcde.com for the latest international trade information and resources and our LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter pages.

Best regards,

Carla Sydney Stone
President

To support the Red Cross and your community you can help by donating blood locally:

Please make an appointment to give blood at RedCrossBlood.org. As blood drives are canceled due to coronavirus concerns, one of the most important things you can do to ensure we don’t have another health care crisis on top of the coronavirus is to give blood for patients who need surgery, victims of car accidents and other emergencies, or patients suffering from cancer.

(Please note: To ensure everyone’s safety you must have an appointment. No walk-ins will be allowed. Thank you.)

March 20, 2020

Alert Number
I-032020-PSA

Questions regarding this PSA should be directed to your local FBI Field Office.
Local Field Office Locations: www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field

FBI SEES RISE IN FRAUD SCHEMES RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC
Scammers are leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money, your personal information, or both. Don’t let them. Protect yourself and do your research before clicking on links purporting to provide information on the virus; donating to a charity online or through social media; contributing to a crowdfunding campaign; purchasing products online; or giving up your personal information in order to receive money or other benefits. The FBI advises you to be on the lookout for the following:

Fake CDC Emails. Watch out for emails claiming to be from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or other organizations claiming to offer information on the virus. Do not click links or open attachments you do not recognize. Fraudsters can use links in emails to deliver malware to your computer to steal personal information or to lock your computer and demand payment. Be wary of websites and apps claiming to track COVID-19 cases worldwide. Criminals are using malicious websites to infect and lock devices until payment is received.

Phishing Emails. Look out for phishing emails asking you to verify your personal information in order to receive an economic stimulus check from the government. While talk of economic stimulus checks has been in the news cycle, government agencies are not sending unsolicited emails seeking your private information in order to send you money. Phishing emails may also claim to be related to:

Charitable contributions
General financial relief
Airline carrier refunds
Fake cures and vaccines
Fake testing kits

Counterfeit Treatments or Equipment. Be cautious of anyone selling products that claim to prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19. Be alert to counterfeit products such as sanitizing products and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including N95 respirator masks, goggles, full face shields, protective gowns, and gloves. More information on unapproved or counterfeit PPE can be found at www.cdc.gov/niosh. You can also find information on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website, www.fda.gov, and the Environmental Protection Agency website, www.epa.gov. Report counterfeit products at www.ic3.gov and to the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center at iprcenter.gov.

If you are looking for accurate and up-to-date information on COVID-19, the CDC has posted extensive guidance and information that is updated frequently. The best sources for authoritative information on COVID-19 are www.cdc.gov and www.coronavirus.gov. You may also consult your primary care physician for guidance.

The FBI is reminding you to always use good cyber hygiene and security measures. By remembering the following tips, you can protect yourself and help stop criminal activity:

Do not open attachments or click links within emails from senders you don't recognize.
Do not provide your username, password, date of birth, social security number, financial data, or other personal information in response to an email or robocall.
Always verify the web address of legitimate websites and manually type them into your browser.
Check for misspellings or wrong domains within a link (for example, an address that should end in a ".gov" ends in .com" instead).

If you believe you are the victim of an Internet scam or cyber crime, or if you want to report suspicious activity, please visit the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

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