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NHS COVID Alert Scam Text Message

Aug. 13, 2021 2021-08-13T10:41:07-05:00
Aug. 13, 2021 2021-08-13T10:44:18-05:00

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If you have received an NHS COVID alert scam text message like the one below, please do not call the number(07484354543) in it. This is because the fake NHS COVID Alert text, which claims the recipient has been in contact with someone who has COVID-19, is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into visiting nhs-covid-alert.com, a phishing website that steals personal and financial information.

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The NHS COVID Alert Scam

NHS: you've been in contact with someone who has COVID-19, please order a test kit via hxxps://nhs-covid-alert.com

So far, the following telephone numbers have been used in the same NHS COVID Alert scam text:

07484354557
07484354543

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