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A Massachusetts man removed his ankle monitor, faked his own death, and went on the run after trying to defraud the government out of $543,000 in PPP funds
Officials say the man left notes for his associates and mother and abandoned his car near the Atlan…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Experts say posting photos of your COVID vaccine card can be dangerous - but selfies without them are fine
Scammers can use photos of vaccine cards to steal personal information and create fake cards. It's …
Samantha Grindell
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Thousands of people in India may have been scammed into getting fake COVID-19 vaccines made of saltwater
Police arrested 14 people they suspect are involved in the scheme that spanned two months and occur…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Now, a phishing scam uses ‘Coronavirus’ on emails to lure people
As the Coronavirus scare grips the world, there are WhatsApp messages being sent out, Facebook forw…
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Coronavirus scams: guard against fraud cures and other cons
Scams include "investments" in phony COVID-19 cures and charging people in advance for nonexistent…
PTI
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A man in Atlanta faked a COVID-19 diagnosis, forcing his employer to shut down its facility and his co-workers to quarantine for no reason
While under investigation, authorities found that he also lied to his employer about the death of h…
Madison Hall
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A Rhode Island man posed as a lawyer to scam inmates, then blew their money on marijuana and gambling while awaiting sentencing for defrauding the government out of PPP funds
Michael C. Moller was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison on Tuesday for defrauding $699,251 from…
Ashley Collman
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Ex-Olympic figure skater accused of defrauding the US government out of $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief scam
Former Olympic ice skater Luka Klasinc was arrested on Monday and has been charged with bank fraud …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Fake accounts are stealing donations to the PM CARES Fund — Here's to how to keep from getting scammed
Last week Prime Minister Modi asked citizens to help in the fight against Coronavirus by donating t…
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Social media posts and online ads claiming to sell COVID-19 vaccines are lying. Here's how to protect yourself from getting scammed.
From a smuggling ring in China to a purported biotech exec in Washington State, bad actors are hawk…
Annabelle Williams
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Robocall scams related to coronavirus are surprisingly low right now, but the scammers are 'just starting out'
In the grand scheme of things, one million daily scam calls is still only a fraction of the total n…
Antonio Villas-Boas
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A second wave of robocalls trying to scam you out of your coronavirus relief check is coming
"Under no condition would anyone from the federal government call asking for bank account details, …
Graham Rapier
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Coronavirus scams are growing, with people losing more money in the last 9 days than throughout the rest of the pandemic
Fact-checking organizations have been tasked with the responsibility of debunking conspiracies, hoa…
Paige Leskin
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Texas' Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called vote-by-mail a 'scam,' saying it's 'laughable' that people under 65 would be scared to vote in person
Patrick said an expansion of voting by mail was a "scam" by Democrats to steal the election and tha…
Connor Perrett
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China is experiencing a gold rush for surgical masks — more than 38,000 companies registered in 2020 to make or trade face masks. But mask quality and scams are now issues.
In a South China Morning Post report, the mask boom was called a "wild feeding frenzy," with prospe…
James Pasley
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Americans, ready to book vacations again, could be prime targets for scammers, and 2 senators want more protections for travelers
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Steve Daines are asking the FTC to help Americans "recognize travel scams" …
Áine Cain
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Russian scammers are conning senior executives into giving away $2.7 million by impersonating real CEOs and lawyers
"This is a very sophisticated and well-researched operation, run by experienced hackers who ha…