Online scammers are sending the fake PCR My Order scam text below to potential victims with a link to pcr-my-order.com from a fake NHS contact tracing number. The aim of the Contact Tracing text scam, which claims the recipients have been in close contact with a confirmed case, is to frighten and trick them into clicking the link. The link goes to a phishing website that steals personal and financial information.
The Contact Tracing PCR Text Scam
From: +44 7786 321936, 07786306316, 07786305514, 07786304978, 07786306487
Contact Tracing: You have been identified as being in close contact of a confirmed case.You must book a test kit: hxxps://pcr-my-order.com
On the phishing website, visitors will be asked to purchase a testing 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 by the PCR scam, please contact your bank for help.
If you have received the Contact Tracing scam text, post it in a comment below along with the telephone number is came from. This will help to inform others.