In Canada, by comparison, almost 29,000 people have fallen victim to similar scams and have lost $8.15 million since the pandemic began until Feb. 28,The U.S.
Another scheme involving some of the American defendants charged on Wednesday included allegedly getting people to submit personal information as well as a blood or saliva sample. The information was then used to “submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for unrelated, medically unnecessary, and far more expensive tests or services.”Article content
Two owners of a health clinic in California were charged after more than $125 million was claimed fraudulently for COVID-19 and respiratory pathogen tests over the course of the pandemic, the DOJ said. The specific number of criminal charges of COVID-related fraud across the country was not readily available.Article contentMost recently, texts and emails are being sent out from what appears to be the Ministry of Health, saying that a third COVID-19 vaccine dose was scheduled. If the link is clicked, malware — software designed to gain unauthorized access to your device — is downloaded and can cause damage.
So the FBI has laid charge, or recommended, or whatever. Canada? Just, like, a web page?