Residents across the country have reported being targeted by email fraudsters over recent days. The email, which purports to be from the NHS, tells the reader they have been selected to receive the coronavirus vaccine from the health service. It asks them to click on a link inside the email. However, this link is part of a phishing scam, a way of tricking residents into giving out personal information. Some residents have been asked to make payment to secure their vaccine. The NHS will never ask for payment for the vaccine. Essex Trading Standards said: Lots of reports overnight from people who have received this scam email.
Residents across the country have reported being targeted by email fraudsters over recent days. The email, which purports to be from the NHS, tells the reader they have been selected to receive the coronavirus vaccine from the health service. It asks them to click on a link inside the email. However, this link is part of a phishing scam, a way of tricking residents into giving out personal information. Some residents have been asked to make payment to secure their vaccine. The NHS will never ask for payment for the vaccine. Essex Trading Standards said: Lots of reports overnight from people who have received this scam email.
Residents across the country have reported being targeted by email fraudsters over recent days. The email, which purports to be from the NHS, tells the reader they have been selected to receive the coronavirus vaccine from the health service. It asks them to click on a link inside the email. However, this link is part of a phishing scam, a way of tricking residents into giving out personal information. Some residents have been asked to make payment to secure their vaccine. The NHS will never ask for payment for the vaccine. Essex Trading Standards said: Lots of reports overnight from people who have received this scam email.
Here is what they said: In the UK, coronavirus vaccines will only be available via the National Health Services of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. You can be contacted by the NHS, your employer, a GP surgery or pharmacy local to you, to receive your vaccine. Remember, the vaccine is free of charge. At no point will you be asked to pay. The NHS will never ask you for your bank account or card details. The NHS will never ask you for your PIN or banking password. The NHS will never arrive unannounced at your home to administer the vaccine.
NHS warns Scots to beware of scam Covid vaccination invites THE NHS has warned the public to be vigilant as scammers take advantage of the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine to commit fraud. Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime has received reports that text messages claiming to be from the NHS are offering the opportunity to register for the vaccine. The texts ask the recipient to click on a link which takes them to an online form where they are prompted to input personal and financial details. The fake site asks for bank details either to verify identification or to make a payment.