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DHS is Taking on COVID-19 Related Fraud

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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been working nonstop to protect the American people from criminals who are attempting to exploit fear for financial gain. Throughout the crisis, transnational criminal organizations have attempted to profit from the shipping of prohibited medical supplies, personal protective equipment, and other products which claim to help in the fight against coronavirus. Other criminal opportunists are attempting social engineering, phishing, non-delivery, and auction fraud scams related to coronavirus. However, the men and women of DHS across the country are standing watch to protect the American public from these criminal and often dangerous schemes. (DHS Video by DHS Office of Public Affairs/Released)