Inyo County California

Inyo County has been made aware of a new Department of Social Services Scam letter that is currently being circulated.The letter tells clients they must get tested for COVID-19 in order to continue their benefits. It also tells clients that if they test positive, their children will be removed into foster care. The letter asks people to visit a website, as well. The letter, its contents, and the website are fake. If you receive this letter, please disregard it. State departments and county human services departments NEVER will ask about your health status in connection to an application for benefits and children cannot be put into foster care just because a parent may be ill.This is a SCAM. For more information on these types of scams visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/scam-alerts or https://www.ebtproject.ca.gov/clients/scam.html