Please remember that your GP surgery or the NHS will administer your Covid vaccine free of charge. Scammers claiming to be from the NHS are also telephoning residents, instructing them to press a key to confirm they'd like to receive the vaccine or asking for bank details as affirmation to receive the vaccine. The resident is then asked to ‘confirm ownership of address’ by providing their bank details.
This recent scam has seen residents being sent a text message which includes a blue link, which takes them to a fake webpage with NHS branding. Watch out for fraudulent text messages from scammers posing as the NHS, claiming to offer Coronavirus vaccines. Remember: Scams are fraud and fraud is crime. Please familiarise yourself with the types of scams taking place and make your families, friends and neighbours aware. We have compiled a summary of the Coronavirus scams we are aware of and will update this page regularly.
Many scams involve criminals pretending to be from a genuine organisation such as:
We urge residents and businesses to be wary of scammers taking advantage of the Coronavirus pandemic.īe cautious of any unsolicited contact.
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