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Add robocalls to scammers’ methods of capitalizing on the coronavirus crisis.
As Americans adjust to life in the midst of a global pandemic, roughly a quarter of individuals say they’ve experienced an increase in robocalls and about 20% have received a call or text regarding the illness, according to a survey from Provision Living, a retirement community company.
The survey of 4,000 people comes as fraud related to the coronavirus takes a toll on consumers, with Americans losing more than $13.4 million to such scams so far this year, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
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