The fake Swab-Test-Trace PCR Test Kit alert text message from telephone number 07563861970 below is a scam. The fake text, which claims recipients have been in close contact with a confirmed Omicron case and they should order a PCR test kit at swab-test-trace.com, is being sent by scammers. The aim of the scammers is to frighten and trick their potential victims into clicking the link in the text message scam, which goes to a phishing website that steals personal and financial information.
The 07563861970 Swab-Test-Trace Scam Text
From: 07563 861970
NHS-UK Health Department: We have been notified you have been in close contact with a confirmed Omicron case. You must book a PCR test kit swab-test-trace.com
Any financial information submitted on swab-test-trace.com will be sent to the scammers and used fraudulently. Therefore, if you have done so, please contact your bank for help.