FTC tallies the cost of pandemic rip-offs
Fraud related to the coronavirus has cost Americans $13m and so far counting, according to the US government.
The US Federal Trade Commission has tallied up the accumulated cost of scams related to the deadly pandemic from January 1 through the current week.
The government's numbers place travel and vacation scams as by far the most popular form of fraud, accounting to $4.7m worth of scams. Online shopping is a distant second, adding up to $1.46m.
Fake business scams were the third most-popular grift, racking up to $1.19m in illegal charges. Internet information services added up to $171k, and mobile text messaging scams brought in $78,000 for criminals.
The numbers only add up through April 13, ..
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