Terrifying new scam hitting thousands of Australians involves issuing a warning about getting tested for Covid – here’s how to spot the fraudsters
- New Covid-19 scam text message is circulating, leads to a fake Medicare link
- Authorities urged people don’t click the link and instead to delete it immediately
- So far criminals have stolen $10million in 6,415 Covid-19 scams from Aussies
Australians have been urged to watch out for a cruel new scam warning them to get tested for Covid.
Services Australia issued the warning, saying fake messages have been sent out that appear to be from Medicare and directs recpients to a dodgy link to order ‘a free PCR kit’.
The message only began appearing in June 2022.
The text of the bogus message reads, ‘Medicare: You have been in close contact with someone who has contracted Omicron,’ news.com.au reported.
‘You must order a free PCR Test Kit,’ the fake message reads.
Australians have been warned to watch out for a cruel new Covid-19 hoax SMS as it is revealed Aussies have been swindled out of nearly $10millon in Coronavirus-related scams (pictured, a screen shot of the fake SMS).
So far 6,415 scams mentioning Covid-19, worth almost $10million, have been reported to the Australian Competition and…
