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Fraudulent COVID-19 Domain Seized From Seller Who Seeks Bitcoin Payment
Summary: The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia obtained a seizure warrant of coronaprevention.org, a fraudulent website whose owner attempted to sell it on a hackers forum using Bitcoin, according to a release from the US Department of Justice today.
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia obtained a seizure warrant of coronaprevention.org, a fraudulent website whose owner attempted to sell it on a hackers forum using Bitcoin, according to a release from the US Department of Justice today.
When an undercover agent approached the seller, the seller induced the agent to sell fake testing kits on the domain for profits. US Attorney Timothy J. Shea said, “We will not tolerate exploitation of this national emergency for personal gain,” as quoted in the release.
By Yiran Dai
Tags: COVID-19,DOJ,Fraud
Link: Fraudulent COVID-19 Domain Seized From Seller Who Seeks Bitcoin Payment [Copy]
