How Enforcers Curtailed a Coronavirus Robocall Scam

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How Enforcers Curtailed a Coronavirus Robocall Scam
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A task force said it stopped a barrage of alleged virus-related scams including pitches for free testing kits and WFH jobs with Amazon

Americans have received billions of robocalls and shelled out untold sums to scammers pretending to be IRS representatives, health-care providers, government

officials and others. But so far, lawmakers have had a hard time making robocalls stop. WSJ's Spencer Macnaughton explains why. Photo: Rob Alcaraz/The Wall Street Journal

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