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Urgent-test-kit.com Omicron Test Kit NHS COVID Scam Text - Urgent Test Kit
Urgent-test-kit.com Omicron Test Kit NHS COVID Scam Text - Urgent Test Kit

Scammers are sending the fake COVID Urgent Test Kit scam text below to potential victims with a link to urgent-test-kit .com. The aim of the Urgent Test Kit text, which claims the recipients have been in close contact with someone who has recently tested positive, is to frighten and trick them into clicking the link. The link goes to a phishing website that steals personal and financial information.

The Urgent Test Kit Scam Text

From: 07759 129405

NHS: You've came into contact with someone who has tested positive for the Omircron Varient. Please order a Test Kit: hxxps://urgent-test-kit.com

On the phishing website, visitors will be asked to purchase a test kit and will be asked for personal and financial information in order to do so. But, if the requested information is submitted, it will be sent to the scammers behind the fake text, who will use it fraudulently.

If you have been tricked into submitting your financial information at hxxps://urgent-test-kit.com, please contact your bank for help.

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