Scammers exploit Omicron fears in new COVID‑19 phishing campaign
Fraudsters take advantage of the emergence of the new variant to dupe unsuspecting victims out of their sensitive data
Sensing another opportunity to take advantage of fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, scammers are deploying a phishing campaign where they attempt to exploit the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant in order to line their pockets, warns British consumer watchdog Which?.
In an email obtained by Which?, the fraudsters pose as the National Health Service (NHS), the United Kingdom’s national healthcare provider, and offer potential victims a chance to get a “Free Omicron PCR test” that will help them avoid pandemic-related restrictions introduced recently by the British government. The email also deceptively claims that the new variant isn’t detectable by test kits used for previous COVID-19 variants and a new test kit has been developed for that purpose.
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