Warning Of Fake Vaccination Texts

Monday, 11 January 2021 00:00

As moves to step-up the rollout of the vaccine to combat the pandemic - Suffolk Trading Standards are warning people about fake text messages being sent out by scammers.

As moves to step-up the rollout of the vaccine to combat the pandemic - Suffolk Trading Standards are warning people about fake text messages being sent out by scammers.Texts claiming to originate from the NHS offering the Covid-19 vaccine have been reported - and a link on the text takes you to a fake NHS website.

This website then requests personal and financial details - which you will NOT be asked for in order to receive the vaccination.

To help stop the scam, you can send fake texts to 7726.

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