‘COVID passport’ fraud warning
A new scam is using vaccine passports as a pretense for stealing recipients' information
Posted 07 July 2021 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|National
UPDATES: The latest in a long line of scams to emerge from the COVID-...
The latest in a long line of scams to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic targets recipients with fraudulent claims that they are entitled to a ‘Coronavirus Digital Passport’.
CTSI has been made aware of the email scam, which comes clad in NHS branding, and tells recipients that they can apply for a digital vaccine passport which will enable them to “travel safely and freely around the worl...
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