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NHS COVID Text Scam - NHS-COVID-Alert
NHS COVID Text Scam - NHS-COVID-Alert

If you have received an NHS COVID text scam 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.

The NHS COVID Text Scam

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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

If you have received the NHS COVID text scam, please share in a comment below to help others. Please include the telephone number it came from.

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