Banking industry-funded police task force cracks down on coronavirus-related scams

Hackers and scammers have taken advantage of the COVID-19 crisis to launch email and phone scams. But now a police task force funded by the banking industry has set out to deal with the fraudsters.

Protecting Consumers: COVID-19 Fraud Task Force launched

COVID-19 relief fraud: 20 Arizonans accused of engaging in $3.5M scheme

In Phoenix, a crackdown on fraudsters who swooped in on billions of COVID-19 relief funding is now underway, and FOX 10 Investigative Reporter Justin Lum takes a look at a case where 20 defendants reportedly racked up at least $3.5 million.

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South Florida Working To Decrease COVID-Related Fraud

CBS4’s Bobeth Yates reports on the Florida Department Of Health’s attempt to crack down testing site scams.

How the government is cracking down on coronavirus-related scams

U.S. attorney Scott Blader joins us by the phone to talk about how the government is cracking down on coronavirus-related scams and how you can help.