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U.S. Attorneys told to go after COVID-19 scammers

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U.S. Attorneys told to go after COVID-19 scammers
U.S. Attorneys told to go after COVID-19 scammers

As if we didn’t have enough to think about, scammers have been coming up with new ways to trick you into sending them money.

BEEN COMING UP WITH NEW WAYSTO TRICK YOU INTO SENDING THEMMONEY.

WMA━2 NEWS MALLORYSOFASTAII TELLS US HOW THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISPRIORITIZING GOING AFTERCOVID19 FRAUDSTERSIF IT MATTERS TO YOUMATTER FOR MALLORY.ALREADYJUSTICE HAS SEEN WEBSITESPROMOTING FAKE VACCINES.PHISHING EMAILS FROM SCAMMERSPOSING AS THE WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION AND CDC.

GROUPSSOLICITING DONATIONS FORNO━EXISTENT CHARITIES..

ANDTHE LIST IS JUST EXPECTED TOGROW.

WHEN PEOPLE ARE AT THEIRMOST VULNERABLE..

THERESOMEONE LOOKING TO CAPITALIZERobert Hur, U.S. Attorney,District of Maryland: 1:04 andthe coronavirus pandemic rightnow is creating a lot ofuncertainty that theyas leverage to steal frompeople WHILE PUBLIC HEALTHOFFICIALS WORK TO FLATTEN THECURVE OF CORONAVIRUS CASES..U━S ATTORNEYS AROUND THECOUNTRY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTEDBY THE ━━J TO GET AHEAD OFTHE CURVE OF CORONAVIRUS FRAUDSCHEMES RH: 3:40 We want tomake sure we do everything wecan to prevent people fromfalling prey to fraudsters asopposed to simply being in theposition to prosecuting peopleafter the fact.

We want to getthe public service message outAND THEYREPORT SCAMS TO THE NATIONALCENTER FOR DISASTER FRAUDAGENCY ESTABLISHED AFTERHURRICANE KATRINA..

WHERE INTHE WAKE OF ALL THEDEVASTATION... COMPLAINTS OFFRAUD POURED IN.

NOW ITPANDEMIC THATACROSS THE COUNTRY..

AND ━SATTORNEY ROBERT HUR FOR THEDISTRICT OF MARYLAND SAID HERECEIVED REPORTS THAT HITCLOSE TO HOME.

RH: 1:42 onefraudulent website wasmasquerading as the JohnsHopkins map of COVID19 casesaround the world.Unfortunately, when you wouldclick on that website, itwould download malware on yourcomputer AND WEVIEWERS WHO SAW JOHNS HOPKINSOR THE MARYLAND HEALTHDEPARTMENT CALLING..

ONLY TOANSWER AND BE TOLD YOU OWEMONEY ON YOUR UTILITY BILL RH:6:23 Always be skeptical,always be on your guard,particularly when the personon the other end of that phonecall or the other end of thatemail is asking for money THENATIONAL CENTER FOR DISASTERFRAUD SE━UP A HOTLINE..

ANDAN EMAIL.

THE JUSTICEDEPARTMENT HAS A NEW ELDERFRAUD HOTLINE.

THE FEDERALTRADE COMMISSION HAS AN ONLINECOMPLAINT FORM.

AND KEEP INMINDCANRESPONSEPIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT THEYNEED IN ORDER TO TRACK DOWNTHESE SCAMMERS AND BRING THEMTO JUSTICE.AND REMEMBER TO TAL

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