Fri 23 July 2021:
US authorities have seized two domains supposedly selling unapproved drugs for the prevention or treatment of Covid-19 while falsely posing as sites run by Walmart.
The two domains – http://pharmacywalmart.com and https://stromectol-ivermectin.com – both resolved to https://en.pharmacywalmart.com/buy-stromectol-usa.html and featured unauthorized use of the Walmart logo in an attempt to lend credibility to a scam that cynically played on pandemic-related fears.
“The fraudulent websites allegedly offer a number of drugs for sale for the experimental and unapproved treatment or prevention of COVID-19,” a joint press release from DHS and the US Attorney for the state of Maryland said.
Instead, the domains were used used to collect the personal information “for nefarious purposes, including fraud, phishing attacks and/or deployment of malware,” the release said.
The websites were 12th and 13th seized by DHS and the Maryland US Attorney’s Office, according to the release.
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