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04/13/2020

'A Perfect Storm for Fraud'

Arkansas Business

“Never let a good crisis go to waste” is time-honored advice, whether it originated with Niccolò Machiavelli or Winston Churchill before being popularized by Rahm Emanuel.

Politicians aren’t the only ones who recognize the opportunities presented by the current crisis. Fraudsters are also looking for ways to capitalize on COVID-19. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has warned about price gouging, while the U.S. Department of Justice has logged reports of fake cures, phishing emails from entities spoofing the WHO or the CDC, malware disguised as virus-related information and the ever-popular requests for donations to illegitimate or nonexistent charities.

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