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requestpcrtestkit com Scam NHS Contact Tracing PCR Text - Request PCR Testkit
requestpcrtestkit com Scam NHS Contact Tracing PCR Text - Request PCR Testkit

Scammers are sending NHS scam text messages like the one below from 07726332696 to potential victims, asking them to click a link that goes to requestpcrtestkit.com, a fake NHS website. The NHS text scams falsely claim the recipients have been in close contact with a person who has contracted the Omicron variant and ask them to click a link to order a test kit via a fake, fraudulent, and phishing NHS website.

A requestpcrtestkit com Scam NHS Contact Tracing Text

From: 07726332696

NHS: We noticed you been in close contact with an individual who has tested positive for Omicron. You are required to order a test kit via: requestpcrtestkit com

The fake NHS website will ask visitors to enter their personal and financial information to purchase a test kit.

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But, if the requested information is submitted, it will be sent to the scammers, who will use it fraudulently.

Therefore, if you have been tricked into disclosing your financial information by the NHS scam text, please contact your bank for help.

If you have received the NHS Request PCR Testkit text scam, please post it in a comment below to inform others, then delete it. Do not click the link in it.

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