Scam text message about Covid

[Maggimunro]

Hi folks

Just an alert about the latest scam I have just received.

We Afibbers tend to be an anxious bunch and I must admit this had me going for a few minutes till hubby checked his NHS Track and Trace, which was of course negative , as was mine.

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Text Message

Yesterday 05:19

NHS: You've been

near someone with

the Omicron

Variant. Apply for a

Test Kit today:

urgent-test-kit.com

[jeanjeannie50]

Thanks for making us aware of this scam.

[BobD Volunteer]

Second report this week so " lets be very careful out there." (for those who remember Hill Street Blues.)

[KMRobbo in reply to BobD]

Item 11.

[Hidden]

Hi Maggiemunro, this is quite a prevalent scam at the moment and was reported to me in the HU community which I administer too, so I looked up the number on the 'Who Called Me' website, which is a really useful and free to use site at: who-called.co.uk/. If you wonder whether a call was genuine, you can check here and add your own scam callers to help others.

[Maggimunro in reply to Hidden]

Thanks, didn’t know that.

[BobD Volunteer]

Be still my beating ❤

[BobD Volunteer]

We have ten VHS tapes of it in a cupboard.

[Nannysue1]

I had this last week and deleted it straight away. The security on my phone alerted me to a possible scam. What is wrong with people 😡

[Tudee]

Thank you do much, it can be exhausting sorting the wheat from the chaff.

[Singwell]

That's so mean isn't it? Glad your husband is a checker. Mine is too.

[Byke]

Thanks for the warning x

[bassets]

Thanks.

[mrgwair567]

Thank you! We have to be so careful!

[Flyer2820]

Hi Maggimunro Urgent- test -kit.com, A dead giveaway. Test kits are by the gov site.

These people are despicable, lying scumbags.

Thank you for the warning.

Best regards

Flyer.

[Maggimunro in reply to Flyer2820]

Totally agree Flyer.

[RoyMacDonald in reply to Flyer2820]

Are you talking about the Government or the Scammers? 🤣All the best.

Roy

[Flyer2820 in reply to RoyMacDonald]

Both. Ha ha.

[Hidden in reply to RoyMacDonald]

😂😂😂😂

[Kia62]

I had one of these,new straight away it was a scam as they,d spelt variant as varient.

[George_Fox]

Thank you.. I too received exactly the same content on the morning I was about to go on a short break over holiday half term with my boys. It through me for a moment but I checked the official tracker which reported nothing. I did not touch the link in the text and did send a who is this reply, however I believe there are sites this type of fraud can be reported to. The mobile number that sent this in my case was different but nevertheless a scam.