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Thieves Swindle $2M From Coronavirus Preppers With Hand Sanitizer, Face Mask Scams

Scammers purporting to sell face masks, hand sanitizer and medication have stolen at least $2 million in cryptocurrency from panicking consumers, claims blockchain security firm AnChain.AI.

By Danny Nelson

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:20 a.m. Published Mar 18, 2020, 4:00 a.m.

CORONA SCAMS: Malicious actors offered to sell face masks and hand sanitizer, creating phony shipping labels and, on occasion, sending victims an empty box. (Credit: Shutterstock)