Phishing is at a high as Malicious Cyber Actors take advantage of the pandemic. Phishing is a type of social engineering and you can read more about the different types here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(security)
Here’s a good post which includes an infographic on how to avoid the “Social Engineering Red Flags”:
https://blog.knowbe4.com/red-flags-warn-of-social-engineering
USA CISA Cyber Security Alert on “COVID-19 Exploited by Malicious Cyber Actors” – which explains some of the current tactics (scroll down).