Skip to main content
SouthHams.com Logo search icon

Criminals targeting NHS Covid app to scam people out of money and information

SA Updated
Criminals targeting NHS Covid app to scam people out of money and information

Blog Tags

Search by Tag
Select existing or new tags and apply to your post.

Police are warning that criminals are using the NHS Covid Pass to target the public and convincing them to hand over money and personal information.

The NHS Covid Pass, which you can access FREE OF CHARGE on the official NHS app (which you can download through your normal app store), the NHS website or by calling 119, is a record of your vaccinations and boosters. You can find more information by visiting www.nhs.uk/nhscovidpass.

The pass is not mandatory and you won’t be fined for not having one.

If you suspect you have been contacted about a fraudulent NHS COVID Pass, follow these steps:
- If you’ve received a phone call, hang up
- If you’ve received an email, forward it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- If you’ve received a text message, forward it to 7726 (Ofcom spam texts)
- If you’ve fallen victim to fraud, report online at www.actionfraud.police.uk or call 0300 123 2040.

You can find more information about the NHS COVID Pass scam on the Action Fraud website: www.actionfraud.police.uk/covidpassfraud

 

User comments

There are no user comments for this listing.
Comments

You might also be interested in

New recycling containers to be delivered to 8,000 South Hams homes
Category: General News
Around 8,000 homes in the South Hams are set to receive new recycling containers in the next five weeks, as South Hams District Council...
Impact of flash floods being examined
Category: General News
More than 140 properties are thought to have been flooded across Devon during the recent flash floods.
Free activities offered at Fusion leisure centres
Category: General News
The three Fusion sports centres in the South Hams in Dartmouth, Ivybridge and Quayside in Kingsbridge, are offering a day of free activities. ...
SHDC said it's "finished the year with their finances in a good position"
Category: General News
South Hams District Council has said it has "finished the year with their finances in a good position" moving ahead to the future. ...
South Hams District Council lays out plan for the next four years
Category: General News
South Hams District Council's Executive Committee set out their draft aims and ambitions for the next four years at a meeting on Thursday. ...
Police appeal for information after jewellery theft in Dartmouth
Category: General News
Police are appealing for the public's help to identify a man in connection with a jewellery theft in Dartmouth.