Thursday 14 May 2020

COVID-19 Scam Warning.



Another scam related to COVID-19 was recently announced.  At this time, it targets people who believe they were in contact with COVID-19 positive person.
These test messages pretend to be sent by an official source but in reality, they attempt to steal bank account and other PII details.
Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) posted the details in Twitter on May 12.
“We have witnessed a surge in Covid-19-related scams since lockdown began,” said Katherine Hart, CTSI lead officer.
If you received this message, DO NOT click on the link!
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently announced that they have received more than 160 000 reports about suspicious emails, most of them are Covid-19 related.

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