15,000 consumer complaints thus far. Abcs Pierre Thomas is on the case. Reporter in a minnesota suburb that once rang with the sound of childrens laughter, the neighborhood has now fallen eerily quiet. We miss our routine that we once had, that is now very drastically. Reporter they have had their lives turned upside down by covid19. They are a Small Business that provides Office Furniture installation and it has cratered. To go to absolutely nothing is shocking. Reporter with so many people forced to work from home jobs disappeared. A lot of things are racing in our mind to make sure we stay afloat and continue running. We feel a responsibility to not only your direct family but also your employees and their families. Reporter to counter the loss of their income, alisha went online to sign up for the Emergency Loan Program pan wand assigned an application number. Then something peculiar happened. An email landed in the in box and was asking for an irs form to be filled out that would held my Social Security number, date of birth. Reporter but luckily, she noted it had a different application number and sent from a strange email address, giving clues to what it really was, a pfishing attempt, the very type of scam the fbi has been warning about as the covid19 crisis has exploded. Not that theres ever a good time to be a victim of Identity Theft or a scam, but this is absolutely the worst time. Back now with a new warning from the fbi about coronavirus scams. There are bad actors out there. Reporter as americans settle into the surreal, uncertain reality, theres another epidemic unfolding. Consumer protection experts warn, scores of scammers are on the hunt looking to pounce. Theres one thing ive learned, people are dwreedgreed. Reporter according to the fbis financial crimes section, thousands of complaints are pouring in. When theres an opportunity for a fraudster to take advantage of something, they will. And in this case theyve taken advantage of the pafact were a very scared, vulnerable and looking for answers. Reporter and theyre getting creative. With so Many Americans using new technology to stay connected there are new opportunities for scammers, hackers have derailed meetings, zoom bombings, like this one that disrupt add town meeting. [ bleep ] black people reporter it said it could track individuals with covid19 around you, only to shut down your phone. Demanding a ransom payment. We can qualify you to get a free diabetic monitor and complementary testing kitts f f coronavirus. Reporter now theyve hit hyperdrive, capitalizing on a nation filled with panic and fear. Weve seen cases you could call flat extortion where a criminal is contacting an honest person, and basically saying im going to come over to your house and find you and give you coronavirus or im going to give the coronavirus to your family members or friends if you dont pay us money. Reporter u. S. Telecom is an i have group aggressively tracking these robocalls back to their sources, which is sometimes international in nature. The goal, to shut them down as quickly as possible. Its our level of contribution even though we cant be serving on the front line in the hospitals. Reporter he is one of these keyboard warriors, trying to find perpetrators and flag them to phone carriers. Hes working with a california tech company, umail and we ginn joined them as they went after a caller. This reference to quarantine and all that stuff. Coronavirus, quarantine, all the good ones. Reporter they say they traced the robocall to its source and flagged it to the phone carrier, getting quick results. So, within 48 hours of that very first call to shutting it down is really good. Reporter then there are some who dont hide in the shadows, accused of openly selling fake cures or dubious health care products. Youre saying silver solution would be effective. Lets say it hasnt been tested on this strain of the coronavirus, but its been tested on other strains of the coronavirus. Reporter authorities accuse teleevangelist jim baker of promoting a silver solution cure for covid19, suing them for trying to sell a potion in a bottle for 80. The Production Company for his tv show says it was his guest who touted the product. The company says theyve stopped offering it. Litigation is currently pending. Meanwhile, in southern california, keith middle brook was an actor who played a police officer, dispensing justice in iron man two. Youre under arrest. Im trying to help here. Reporter his social media showing a man confident. This is keith middle brook. Reporter in his success. Im a beautiful mayback. This is a 600,000 car. Reporter his latest achievement, he alleged, was finding a socalled cure that has so far eluded the best scientists and u. S. Government. He posted this bold claim to his 2 million instagram followers. After studying cell tissues for many years, ive created the cure for covid19, covid19, the coronavirus. This is it right here. Reporter there is no cure. And middle brook has been arrested and charged with attempted wire fraud, accused of promoting a false claim to lure investors. Im beyond qualified. Reporter his Attorney Says he has no comment at this time at this time. People want to get rich quick or whatever the means might be. He was soliciting investment. That would be someone on a much larger scale. Reporter but he may be lucky he never ran into this online personality. Will it help my cat . Yes. Reporter this is kith boga. He wouldnt share his real name with abc news for what he claims are personal safety reasons. I talk to criminals primarily, for my job now. Reporter kitboga has racked up hundreds of followers. By turning the table on alleged con artists and scammers, taking on those advertising fake cures for covid19. Would you like me to place the order for you . Reporter he took me behind the scenes of his operation. All the walls painted green so he can set up fake backgrounds. I dont want to waste their time. If im talking to them for three hours, thats three hours that theyre not talking to someones grandma. Reporter with a background in software programming, he has voice changing. Right now you should hara old lady coming through. If i play an old lady or old man character the scammers are so much more likely to stay on the phone and try to scam me. The active ingredient for this is a proprietary brend of cinnamon, clove bark, lem, eucalyptus, oregano. Im sorry, youre saying you got some stuff from your garden and blended it up . Reporter hes fueled and outraged by people who would take advantage of these turbulent times. How dare you. Were good now. Are you kidding me . Not only is this illegal, but youre lying to people who are desperate. I was mad. I thought, man, how am i going to listen to someone lie and say that this, this oil can save my husband or this oil will cure me from the coronavirus and keep a straight face. Reporter as these scams run rampant, Law Enforcement and other officials are urge being consumers to report these attempts. The coles did, only to be told they werent the first ones to be targeted. I had filed a complaint with the recommendation of the u. S. Attorney. And he replied weve already received feedback from Small Business owners who are received the same scam attempt, and unfortunately, some have fallen for it. Reporter and to the scammers, Law Enforcement with a stern warning. 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Earlier today, i spoke with pastor carl lentz of Hillsong Church in new york. Thank you for joining us. This is one of the most important weeks for christian and jewish faiths. I have beeni asking people t push the theology to the side and we are gods messengers and angels, even though we are isolated, to take the miracle of technology in 2020 and do everything we can to virtually kent connect to one another. People are connecting, not just in the hundreds but the thousands. Its extraordinary. Pastor lentz, are you seeing the same thing . Really well said, rabbi. Were trying to remind people we are built for this. We remember, and we party. Because good fridays the day we remember the sacrifice that was made for us, and we take deep reverence with that and reflect on it. And we know sundays coming, and thats when we celebrate what we believe to be a new lease on life because of who god is. The traditions look different this year, no Easter Sunday best coming to church. Easter sunday best is probably pajamas, watching online, trying to celebrate on face time. But were trying to keep our joy in the midst of the storm right now. Often you have people on television encouraging the partying aspects. A lot more people would come that way if they saw that. How have you had to adapt with your services . Morning, noon and evening prayer services, story time for children, and all this other Digital Content we feel we are mandated to put forth because thats what communities do. What do you both think about the religious leaders who are Holding Services with parishioners in person . Do you think thats safe . Religion is meant first and foremost to protect our bodies and our spirits. It has never been meant for us to put ourselves in harms way. A fundamentalist colleague called me and said please, please send the message out that this is not most of us. Its a few isolated cases of people really acting in an insane manner, but all of us who love god know that we love people together and bring people together spiritually. Nobodys challenging will right to worship. Church isnt about a building. Its about where people are. Im with the rabbi on though. What role does faith play in stressful times . Weve been reminding people that crisis doesnt change your faith. It reveals what kind of faith you had before you hit the crisis. I do believe off the back of this pandemic were going to see a huge influx of people searching out, you know, what their life is really about. And that can be a blessing. Im mindful of an elder who passed away at my old church who said stop telling god how big your problems are. Start telling your problems how big your god is. Youve personally been touched by this virus, how are you doing . And how has life changed for you . I was a rabbi during 9 11 and that that was the worst crisis id faced. This is elongated, completely unknown. We dont know when it is that its going to end. So its important that we practice selfcare, all of us. I echo that. I tested positive for corona early. Now im completely weeks and weeks without any symptoms, and im grateful to god for that. I didnt ask to have this virus, but it has helped me empathize even more with the fear. Finally, gentlemen, in your own way, in your own faith tradition, in an ecumenical way, speak to our viewers if you would. I would say p 35 days ago every conversation weve had was polarized. We made every conversation such that we were fighting for our lives and we werent. Now we actually are. So my prayer to my Christian Brothers and sisters, muslim brothers and sisters, people who arent sure they believe at all, that in the midst of this illness, counter intuitively, paradoxically, dear god, help us do what we can actually do, which is to heal our souls. Pastor . God loves you, he is not far from you. If you feel overwhelmed, god is here. If you feel discouraged, even if you feel far from god, he is not far from you. Amen, amen. Pastor, rabbi, thank you both. In this time, weve all learned good medicine comes in many forms. Love, hope, service, courage. Thank you both for good medicine tonight. Thank you. Pleasure, sir, thank you for having us. And coming up, a stars song of support. And then t it is to have a safe, reliable vehicle right now, so toyota is here to help. For your peace of mind, many of our Service Centers are open. If you need to replace your vehicle toyota will defer your payments for 90 days. W to if you need to replace your vehicle comes with toyotacare, a nocost Maintenance Plan for two years or 25,000 miles. Were here for you. Contact your local toyota dealer to see how they can help. Toyota to see how they can help. Discover a new world discover whats good pantene nutrient blends steven could only imaginem 24hr to trenjoying a spicy taco. 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And then a hero comes along with the strength to carry on and you cast your fears aside and you know you can survive so when you feel that hope is gone look inside you and be strong and you finally see the truth that a hero lies in thank you so much. Love you. It was confucius who said our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Thats nightline for this evening. Well see you next week at 12 05, 11 05 central. Jimmy kimmel is next, good night. Have a safe weekend. Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, da, ba, ba, da,ba Jimmy Kimmel Live this is ridiculous. From his house jimmy hello, fellow quarenteenage mutant ninja turtles. Im jimmy, welcome to what is either a show or i am having a paranoid hallucination. Who even knows anymore . Heres something i learned in quarantine, did you know that you can save a lot of time and bread if you eat the Peanut Butter straight out of the jar . Hello . Is anybody listening to me . I never really knew what loneliness was until i started telling jokes to an empty room. Tomorrow, i, and hopefully you will be dressing up for a special occasion known as formal friday. My wife molly came up with this idea a couple weeks ago. To give yourself some sense of normalcy, even if you are alone. Put something nice on, once a week. On friday. Get all gussied up to eat hot pockets from the back of the freezer. Weve been getting a great response to this. Many of you have shared your formal friday photos online. Jimmy jennifer, alex, betty, and pinky got in the spirit. Pinky even accessorized with face masks. Jimmy animals are joining in too, whether they know it or not. Some parents got the whole family dressed u
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