Scam emails playing on COVID-19 concerns to steal charitable donations, relief payments, or your credentials: they're happening, and are simply the most recent example in the long history of what are called "disaster scams." Join Charlie and Michael for a discussion of a famous recent example, how to spot a scam, how to protect yourself against it, and how and where to report them to law enforcement.

Show links:

Hurricane Katrina fake relief scam: Fraud Magazine and Insurance Journal

National Center for Disaster Fraud

Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 map

Area1 webinar on COVID-19 scam emails

safecomputing.unc.edu

Musical credit:

Pixelland Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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