The Department of Health and Community Services is warning the public about fraudulent telephone calls related to Public Health.

An incident has occurred in the Eastern Health region where the caller claimed to be the Chief Medical Officer of Health and asked the individual to confirm their personal information, such as MCP number and mailing address.

The public should be aware that the Chief Medical Officer of Health does not make or leave such telephone messages.

Anyone who receives a suspicious telephone call or message should immediately report it to the nearest police detachment.

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Media contact
Kathy Dicks-Peyton
Health and Community Services
709-729-6986, 699-1982
kathydickspeyton@gov.nl.ca