London Borough of Waltham Forest

⚠️ COVID TEXT SCAM WARNING ⚠️

We want to alert residents to a highly believable scam which starts with a text. It advises the user that they are eligible to apply for the vaccine and tells them to click on the link in the text message. The user is then led to a webpage, which looks very convincing and asks them to complete some details, in order for them to be able to apply for the vaccine.

The details asked for:
• Name
• Address
• Date of birth
• Proof of address
• Card payment details

With the recent approval of multiple vaccines in the UK, these types of scam attempts are likely to continue, as fraudsters continue to take advantage of the rollout to some many people.

Find out more here: http://orlo.uk/xzUq9