A text scam, claiming to be from the NHS, is targeting people by telling them they need to apply for a COVID pass.
The message, which claims to be official, reads: "NHS: We've noticed you haven't applied for your COVID pass, please follow the link to complete registration to avoid fees...".
The message then links to a website made to look like a real NHS platform that asks the recipient to provide personal details, supposedly for registration purposes, but which could be used for identity fraud.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has been sent evidence of a text scam.
It is similar to an email-based scam detected in July, which implored members of the public to get their health passports before they went on holiday.
CTSI chief executive John Herriman said: "Since the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, CTSI has witnessed countless scams themed around the pandemic.
"I have received many fake COVID-19 messages myself, and I don't think a single person hasn't received one.
"It appalls me just how relentless the fraudsters are and how unscrupulous they are to target the public at a time of unprecedented vulnerability."
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Anything to get personal information, but if genuine from NHS don't think thay need more details, other than confirming who you are.