LoginOmicron sparks latest email scam
A new scam is exploiting concerns about the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant
Posted 15 December 2021 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|National
UPDATES: Members of the public have received an email clad in NHS branding as well as texts calling on them to "apply now for Omicron PCR test to avoid restrictions." The message claims that older...
Members of the public have received an email clad in NHS branding as well as texts calling on them to "apply now for Omicron PCR test to avoid restrictions."
The message claims that older PCR tests cannot detect the Omicron variant, that a new type of PCR test is required, and that supposedly, people should sign up to receive this new test. It then claims that individuals who re...
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