A 3D print of a spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19, in front of a 3D print of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle. The spike protein (foreground) enables the virus to enter and infect human cells. As US states, local governments and hospitals struggle to find and obtain critical medical equipment, a cottage industry has emerged of criminals and hackers seeking to scam and profit off the burgeoning crisis. — National Institutes of Health/AFP/NIAD-RML
A Los Angeles man posted videos online of a "Coronavirus Prevention Pill” and syringe while asking people to invest in his startup. His pitch was viewed almost two million times.
A man in Brooklyn hoarded scarce medical supplies needed to treat coronavirus patients and then sold them to doctors and nurses at hugely inflated prices. When confronted by FBI agents, he allegedly claimed he had the virus and coughed toward them.
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