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COVID-19 Scammers Target Kansas Residents
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced a state and federal partnership to investigate and prosecute scammers attempting to prey on Kansans during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The two offices have agreed that coordinating information and manpower will allow the agencies to more quickly verify allegations and prosecute those who are profiteering off the crisis.
“Nationally, we’ve seen everything from people offering for sale respiratory masks they were not going to deliver to people seeking donations for non-existent Covid-19 charities,” said U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister. “We are not going to stand by while that happens in Kansas.”
This partnership will allow the agencies to bring the maximum state and federal resources to bear to stop scams, frauds and price gouging during this state of emergency, according to Schmidt.
The attorney general’s Consumer Protection Division will work directly with two prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office designated for handling COVID-19-related matters.
Kansans can submit complaints to the U.S. attorney’s office at USAKS.Covid.Fraud@usdoj.gov or by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline at (1-866-720-5721).
Anyone with information about COVID-19-related scams or price gouging can file a complaint with the attorney general’s office online on a form specifically designed for coronavirus issues, available along with other resources about the state’s response to the outbreak, at www.ag.ks.gov. Kansans may also call the attorney general’s consumer protection hotline at (800) 432-2310 to request a paper complaint form be sent by mail.
Key Facts
- State: Kansas
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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