Since the onset of the pandemic, Americans have collectively been swindled out of $145 million in various scams related to COVID-19 , according to CNB C citing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data. Over 205,000 reports of fraud have been filed by the victims of the scams since the beginning of 2020 - average losses were around $300. Senior victims, however, lost more than twice that, averaging around $655. Peak number ...