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In this bulletin:
- Fake emails about fake money from a fake COVID-19 fund
- Updated Coronavirus (COVID-19) consumer complaint data
Fake emails about fake money from a fake COVID-19 fund
Because of COVID-19, unemployment rates are high and many people’s cash flows are low. Scammers view these as ripe conditions to strike. They’ll stop at nothing — not even a pandemic — to trick you into sharing your personal or financial information. That includes pretending to be a government official from the Federal Trade Commission to gain your trust.
Updated Coronavirus (COVID-19) consumer complaint data
Today, the FTC published its latest edition of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Consumer Complaint Data on its FTC COVID-19 and Stimulus Reports dashboard. Select a state from the map on the dashboard to view data by state.
As of June 29, 2020:
- 114,464 Overall Reports
- $73.92M Total Fraud Loss
- $280 Median Fraud Loss
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