According to research by Trend Micro, a multinational cybersecurity and defence company, the UK is the most heavily targeted nation for COVID-19 Coronavirus-related email spam.
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According to Trading Standards, people are reporting to have received a text message claiming to be from the NHS. It reads: “We have identified that you are eligible to apply for your vaccine. For mor information and to apply, follow here.” The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) said that text messages had been sent out including links to fake NHS websites that asked recipients for bank details, supposedly for verification purposes. Such messages were first reported at the end of December on the Western Isles of Scotland, but the CTSI says they are “by no means limited to the region”.
Royal Mail, HMRC, banks and the NHS - urgent warning to Brits at risk of scams. (PA/Canva) As Covid lockdown restrictions begin to ease across the UK Brits should still be wary of opportunistic fraudsters taking advantage of the current situation to exploit people. Lockdown restrictions and a rise in online shopping or banking throughout the pandemic has seen a rise in scams. It is important you are aware of the scams doing the rounds to give you the best chance of keeping your personal details safe. Scammers will often make contact via email, phone calls and texts using sophisticated methods to exploit people while there are so many concerns from the vaccine rollout to the economy.
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