An N95 respirator mask, which can protect people from contracting the coronavirus.

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A D.C. man was arrested last week and charged with running a coronavirus-related scam, according to court documents filed by federal prosecutors.

The man, Craven Casper, allegedly set up a website that falsely professed to offer items like N95 masks, surgical masks, hand sanitizer, and other personal protective equipment used to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, court documents say. The site—CoronavirusProtectionMasks.org—also reportedly allowed customers to donate to a fake “Global Coronavirus Relief Fund,” which Craven claimed would be used to send supplies to hospitals in China and other places most affected by the virus (the site was set up in February, before the outbreak had begun in earnest in the U.S.).

The Washington Post was the first to report the arrest.

Casper allegedly processed 147 transactions through this website from February 27 to March 12, for a total of $8,938.74, according to the court filing. At least 24 customers filed a complaint with their credit card companies, per prosecutors.

After ordering from Casper’s website, customers received notification that their items had shipped. When customers followed up after not receiving their packages, they received an automated email notifying them that the email address they’d entered couldn’t be found or could not receive mail, the filing says.

Casper is currently awaiting sentencing in the D.C. Jail after pleading guilty to another fraud case, according to court filings. Prosecutors say he set up a scam to receive fraudulent tax return money and class-action settlement payments. He faces 20 years behind bars in that case.

Last week, the U.S. District Attorney for D.C., Timothy Shea, launched a D.C.-area anti-fraud task force that included various local law enforcement agencies. The USAO and the D.C. Attorney General, Karl Racine, have been vocal about the likelihood of such scams since the outbreak began.

A spokesperson told the Post that in the last month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has fielded at least eight coronavirus-related scams based in D.C.