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Warning after scam letters sent to businesses offering “covid air purifiers” A warning to businesses has been issued after reports of letters advising businesses that ‘Covid Safe air purifiers’ must be purchased as a legal requirement. The letters claim to come from a ‘Covid Safe Taskforce’ as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. They falsely state that all businesses have a legal requirement to buy the air purifiers by May 3, 2021. The purifiers are said to cost £123.80 each and businesses are being advised they must have a minimum of two devices,...

The council said the scam had been spotted by the National Anti-Fraud Network. Image: Dean Calma / IAEA via Flickr Authorities in Richmond are warning business owners over a scam that convinces people to buy unnecessary air purifying machines by exploiting fears related to coronavirus. The scammers, who are reportedly targetting business owners in particular, seek to cajole them into purchasing 'Covid-19 safe air purifiers’ by pretending they are a legal requirement. False letters written by the fraudsters purport to be from a ‘Covid Safe Taskforce’ with the government's Departmen...

The council said the scam had been spotted by the National Anti-Fraud Network. Image: Dean Calma / IAEA via Flickr Authorities in Richmond are warning business owners over a scam that convinces people to buy unnecessary air purifying machines by exploiting fears related to coronavirus. The scammers, who are reportedly targetting business owners in particular, seek to cajole them into purchasing 'Covid-19 safe air purifiers’ by pretending they are a legal requirement. False letters written by the fraudsters purport to be from a ‘Covid Safe Taskforce’ with the government's Departmen...