nbc bay area responds June 8, 2020 7:02 pm COVID Scammers Try (And Fail) to Target NBC Bay Area Responds Team Scammers are always ready to take advantage of a crisis, like the ongoing pandemic. This time, con artists tried to pull one over on our consumer team. Chris Chmura reports. US & World Videos 1:10 NBC Bay Area Responds: Pilates issue, $480 phone contract 1:15 CA to give 40,000 people's inflation relief money to lawmakers, unless you claim yours before June 1 4:00 California's taking back $360M in inflation relief money, unless you claim yours before June 1 3:13 A closer look: Unspent relief money in California 4:16 A syndicate is draining billions from gift cards; a new federal operation aims to stop the scam