Fake NHS Covid Omicron Test Scam

 I received a text message recently telling me that someone I knew had tested positive (presumably for Covid19) and that I needed to order a test kit. The message wasn't shown as coming from the NHS and the website link had no NHS details in the URL but the website displayed was branded to look like NHS. This is a scam and nothing to do with the NHS. The number 07759 129388 / +44 7759 129 388 is used as sender ID but is likely to be a fake number.

NHS Covid Omicron Test Kit Scam text
NHS Covid Omicron Test Kit Scam text

If you click on the link you are taken to a website that claims to be an NHS one but has some obvious clues apart from the web address that show it is fake. The tests for Omicron are exactly the same as for other Covid19 variants, there is no suggestion that the variant "appears dormant" as the scammers are claiming.

In the UK at least there is no isolation requirement for anyone who is a contact and this is unrelated to having a test or not. The wording of the scam text SMS message is purely to create fear in the mind of the recipient so they fall for the scam.

If you enter your details in the linked site then you are very likely to be subject to identify theft and losing money from the details that you provide. This is nothing to do with the NHS so your data is likely to be used by scammers for further activities to defraud you or others.
Delete the message and do not enter any details on any site that is linked from it



Fake NHS Covid Omicron Test Scam SMS
Fake NHS Covid Omicron Test Scam Text message SMS


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