Maritime crew warned about scammers cashing in on Covid-19

Source: Nautilus International

Original Date Posted: 6/4/2020

Seafarers are warned to be on their guard against coronavirus scammers.

Scammers are using robocalls, text messages, emails and social media ads offering financial help, or selling bogus treatments and cures. The scams include:

• phone calls from people pretending to work for government health agencies offering the opportunity to get on a waiting list for a vaccine when it becomes available — a credit card number is required to get on the list

• pop-up ads for cures that don't exist

• fake puppy and kitten websites, since the stay-safe-at-home protocols have created a demand for pets

• offers to help secure or speed up government relief payments — provided you pay a fee and reveal your National Insurance number and banking information

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