US government an ‘easy target’ for scammers amid coronavirus pandemic: Security consultant

Security consultant Frank Abagnale argues on ‘America’s Newsroom’ that the U.S. government is an ‘easy target’ for scammers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The “Scam Me if You Can” author, whose autobiography inspired the Hollywood film “Catch Me if You Can” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, predicted pandemic relief fraud would increase since Congress passed the CARES Act in Spring of 2020.

Abagnale argued the government is an “easy target” for scammers as fraudulent claims surge.

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Source: Fox