Something I find interesting with this big virus scare is how quick phishers have begun to change their attacks to take advantage of the Corona Virus Panic.
The Better Business Bureau has warned consumers to only purchase masks and other such supplies directly from sources that you trust as some malicious websites are creating scams to steal money from people desperate to find out of stock masks. This is one of the biggest virus scares in recent history and I am sure that their have been charlatans and snake oil salesmen who take advantage of fear and ignorance though out history. Any time of crises is ripe for exploration and humans will make a dollar any way they can.
One way that you can check to verify if a source is legitimate is to verify their contact information and to avoid any source that promises something to good to be true, because it probably is.
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