These are links to articles that provide tips and warnings for keeping you and your family safe and financially secure during the COVID-19 crisis
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DOJ: Virginia Coronavirus Fraud Task Force Asks Hospitals for Help Identifying Potential Fraud
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Va. OAG: Price gouging protections in effect as state of emergency declared over coronavirus
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IRS issues warning about Coronavirus-related scams; watch out for schemes tied to economic impact payments
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FTC: Coronavirus: Scammers follow the headlines
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FTC: Coronavirus scams, Part 2
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CFPB: Protecting your credit during the coronavirus pandemic
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CFPB: Tips for financial caregivers during the coronavirus pandemic
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CFPB: Coronavirus and dealing with debt: Tips to help ease the impact
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BBB: Scam Alert - Afraid of Getting Sick? Don’t Fall for a Coronavirus Con
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BBB: Advice for charities and donors seeking to address coronavirus
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BBB: Scam Alert: Preparing for Coronavirus? That Face Mask Could be a Con
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CFPB: Beware of scams related to the coronavirus
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CFPB: What you need to know about student loans and the coronavirus pandemic
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CFPB: Guide to coronavirus mortgage relief options
Fraud Watch Alerts
- Norfolk Sheriff’s Office raising awareness to scam targeting citizens
- Norfolk Circuit Court receives multiple reports of someone masquerading as law clerk to extort money
- FBI issues report on rise in instances of "Elder Fraud"
- A scam artist got a surprise when they tried to defraud one of our own
- Are you considering using cryptocurrency? Be careful! Crypto-fraud is surging
- Looking for a rental? Bad actors may be trying to scam you
- Did you get a call or text about a suspicious purchase on Amazon? It’s a scam
- Brazen scam uses spoofed Federal arrest warrant
- Sophisticated new scam targets major charities
- Hospitals in Virginia report an alarming rise in THC ingestion in children because of copycat edibles
