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‘Easy Money': How International Scam Artists Pulled Off an Epic Theft of Covid Benefits
Russian mobsters, Chinese hackers and Nigerian scammers have used stolen identities to plunder tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid, officials say.
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Pandemic Puppy Scams ‘Skyrocketing': How to Sniff Out a Scam
Pets are getting a lot of people through the challenges and isolation of the pandemic. But some people are taking advantage of families looking for a puppy companion – the Better Business Bureau reports that puppy fraud has skyrocketed in recent months. Mary Crotty of Canton experienced it. “I live on social security and I’m out $1,600 and I’m going…
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Beware of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Text Scams, Authorities Warn
Scammers pretending to be coronavirus contact tracers are sending text messages to warn people they’ve been exposed to someone with COVID-19 and need to click a link to learn more.
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How to Use This Google Tool to Protect Your Information From Coronavirus Scammers
Google has developed a tool that it says can protect people from online scams, which have dramatically risen now that so much of life has moved into the virtual realm during the coronavirus pandemic.