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Seren Morris

NHS scam text: Warning over fraudulent Covid close contact messages

The NHS has warned people about a scam Covid text

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The NHS has warned against a growing number of scam text messages that encourage people to buy PCR tests after supposedly being in contact with the Omicron variant.

As UK Covid cases begin to rise again, people have reported receiving texts that claim to be from the NHS alerting them that they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid. The text also says that they have to order — and pay for — a PCR test.

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