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Trading Standards issue Covid-19 vaccine scam warning . (PA) People in the UK should be wary of fraudulent messages offering them access to coronavirus vaccinations, trading standards authorities have warned. 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”.
Updated: Mon 11th Jan
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Jan 7th, 2021
A warning has been issued over scam text messages claiming that people are “now eligible” to apply for the COVID-19 vaccine are
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has said it has received evidence of fraudulent messages sent to the public informing them that a dose of the new COVID-19 vaccine is available to them.
People are being sent a text message claiming to be from the NHS which informs the recipient that, “we have identified that your [sic].” The message ends with a link to a bogus website mocked up to look like a legitimate NHS platform.