LoginCOVID-19 home testing scam alert
A scam has emerged in which criminals pose as health officials to access homes
Posted 19 June 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|National
UPDATES: CTSI warns of fraudulent text messages claiming to arrange COVID-19 home testing visits, highlighting another scam designed to exploit public anxiety during the pandemic.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has witnessed evidence of bogus texts informing members of the public that a ‘COVID Home Testing Team’ will visit their homes.
The text specifies a date and time for the visit and that the ‘team’ will telephone the recipient upon arrival. The text becomes suspicious where it states that the team "will enter your property and we will re...
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