US Justice Department Files Its First Enforcement Action Against COVID-19 Fraud
The Department of Justice announced that it had taken actions in federal court to combat fraud related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The enforcement action was filed in Austin against operators of a fraudulent website “coronavirusmedicalkit.com”. Information published on the website claimed to offer consumers access to the World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine kits in exchange for a shipping charge of $4.95, which consumers would pay by entering their credit card information.
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