Americans Have Lost $145 Million to Coronavirus Fraud
More than 200,000 complaints of scams and fraud have been filed so far this year, data from the Federal Trade Commission shows.
Morales, Christina
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Court documents filed to the Los Angeles district of the Superior Court of California describe allegations of sustained elder abuse
Whalen, Andrew
6 Psychological Tactics Used by COVID19 Scammers
Scam artists will stop at nothing to exploit the fear, social isolation and uncertainty fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Here’s how scammers are exploiting coronavirus fears
Scammers are exploiting coronavirus fears: Every epidemic brings with it accompanying grifts. Here’s how scammers think.
Wood, Stacey, David Hengerer, Marian Liu & Yaniv Hanoch
What I learned by chatting with Chinese robocallers
Have you received a Chinese-language robocall lately? Or a hundred of them? Federal authorities say these computer-generated scams are on the rise again.
Tong, Scott
Britney Spears hasn’t fully controlled her life for years
In late April, Britney Spears delivered a plea to her 22 million Instagram followers. Fans insist it’s time to #FreeBritney. Los Angeles Times.
Newberry, Laura
Reporting on elder fraud from the field and the lab
The Fraud Crisis: Reporting on elder fraud from the field and the lab.