Consumers have filed more than 24,000 complaints since January, with losses totaling more than $19 million.
The Paycheck Protection Program authorizes forgivable loans to small businesses across the United States.Law enforcement is cracking down on scams, warning of thieves promising jobs and the safety of working from home.
“Hello, this is a courtesy invitation to work with Amazon from home,” the automated call says. “No sales or technical experience are needed. Spaces are limited so please call now.”A woman walks through an almost-deserted Times Square in the early morning hours, April 23, 2020, in New York. Chris O’Reilly lost his job and then thought he found another one proofreading articles related to the pandemic.
But after paying the approved vendors, Chris learned the $3,000 check had bounced and no job or computer ever came.The online service in Chris’ case tells ABC News Chris communicated with another individual – not the company directly – and “when parties message off the platform it removes our ability to detect or prevent malicious activity.”
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