The Justice Department is raising an alarm over what it says are a growing number of scammers promoting fraudulent COVID-19 treatments.
According to a Wednesday court filing, the group Purity Health and Wellness Centers used posts on its Instagram page as far back as January to model its ozone therapies, an alternative treatment that purports to increase the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream, as an effective way to prevent contracting COVID-19.
In one instance listed in the civil complaint, Allen allegedly told an individual who called the firm posing as a customer that the treatment"was safe even for children" and"would sanitize anything." Prosecutors said agents surveilling the store had seen several customers patronizing the location in recent days that they suspected were victims of the scam.Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novel coronavirus with the full ABC News team, including the latest news, context and analysis.
Just last Friday, the office secured a similar court order against a Dallas chiropractor who was allegedly touting a"homeopathy" treatment for COVID-19 in videos posted to his Facebook page.The Justice Department announced Tuesday it has so far successfully disrupted"hundreds" of online COVID-19 scams after cooperation with local law enforcement and private sector companies, based on more than 3,600 complaints sent to the FBI since the start of the crisis.
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