Scammers try to lure and defraud unsuspecting consumers by advertising/selling vaccines or cures that do not exist. They also focused on raising money for fraudulent causes or groups supposedly supporting efforts around COVID-19.
One cybercriminal even posed as the American Red Cross and was soliciting donations, in an effort to get banking numbers. The FBI found that these sites were delivering malware via email or hosting other types of scams to get users to give out their personal, banking, or credit card information. Opening this kind of communication or clicking the links in such an email can implant malware on your computer or go through your computer looking for passwords or other personal information.
2. Stimulus Check and Social Security Scams
Social Security scams have always been common as cybercriminals are targeting to steal your most valuable personal information.
Today, identity thieves are exploiting the confusion around the CARES Act, which is best known for the stimulus checks, to get to your Social Security number or banking information.
