Coronavirus: Sinister people are knocking on doors claiming to be part of official disease response, police warn

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Scammers are knocking on people's doors and claiming to be part of the official response to the coronavirus, police in New Jersey have warned.

The people could then try and take advantage of anxiety around the spread of the disease to sell products at inflated price or otherwise try and scam anyone in the house, authorities warned.

They warned people that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was not sending people to knock on doors to "conduct surveillance".

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"The CDC is not deploying teams of people to go door to door to conduct surveillance," the police department wrote. "People should be warned to not let them in their homes or to speak with them.

"They are imposters. Contact local law enforcement if this activity is reported in your municipality."