Website vs. Condoms
According to an article in the Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, there is a fake website out there that claims to publish the names of people with sexually transmitted infections. Called whosgotwhat.com, the site says it will search a national database for names of infected persons for a fee. Then, if your name is found on the list, you can have it removed for another $20.
Due to HIPPA privacy laws, a person’s medical information is confidential. Period. So, the whosgotwhat.com folks don’t know who’s got what. But as skilled con artists, they do know what kind of information might motivate someone to fork over their hard-earned dollars.
So don’t be fooled by this scam. Don’t share your money or credit card information with them.
And don’t try to protect yourself from HIV, syphilis, herpes or any other sexually transmitted infections by using make-believe websites like whosgotwhat.com to screen potential sex partners. Instead, just use a condom every time you have sex.
