coronavirus scams

Russian mobsters, Chinese hackers and Nigerian scammers have used stolen identities to plunder tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid, officials say.

It’s happened with wildfires and other natural disasters — scammers exploiting tragedies for profit — but this pandemic has taken fraud to a new level. I-team’s Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 11, 2021.

Be careful. There’s been a boom in vaccine-related cyber scams as people frantically try to get vaccinated.

Desperation to get your hands on the COVID-19 vaccine could lead some to accept risky offers just to obtain it before it is available through the official timeline order.

City Attorney Mike Feuer Wednesday warned Los Angeles residents to beware of COVID-19 vaccine scams. Feuer said although the first COVID-19 vaccines are being administered by Pfizer, they are not yet available to all. “While this is terrific news, the vaccine won’t be available on a widespread basis until spring or early summer,” Feuer said. “In the meantime, that means...

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 20-0 to recommend emergency use authorization for the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.

People are staying home and eating more during the pandemic. Randy Mac reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020.

Usually, someone will post an ad for work along with an application that asks for information such as your Social Security number, driver’s license info and other sensitive information

City Attorney Mike Feuer Wednesday issued another COVID-19-related alert, warning Angelenos to protect themselves against a new identity theft scam designed to fraudulently collect unemployment benefits. Feuer said scammers use stolen Social Security numbers and other personal information to apply for and receive unemployment benefits in their victims’ names. Victims may not learn they were targeted until they apply...

We’re hearing a lot about ‘contact tracing’ lately, as part of efforts to contain coronavirus. Con artists are aiming to take advantage of it, too.

Scammers pretending to be coronavirus contact tracers are sending text messages to warn people they’ve been exposed to someone with COVID-19 and need to click a link to learn more.

Google has developed a tool that it says can protect people from online scams, which have dramatically risen now that so much of life has moved into the virtual realm during the coronavirus pandemic.