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Coronavirus screening is free. Beware of scammers

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Fraudsters take advantage of a pandemic

This is a very professional gang that is looking for information about victims, says an information security expert. If you receive a call from "health care" authorities or other people who they wantfor you to provide your card number and account information, it's best to hang up.

 

There was a recent post on Facebook. A Facebook user says he received a call saying he may have been nearby infected person coronavirus.

The person is told they must be tested within 72 hours and administered address and account numberto receive your test kit.

The person contacted suspected the phone was an attempt at fraud and she wanted to warn others about what she had done.

Norwegian Directorate for Health announced on Twitter that she was aware fraud and warns before him.

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However, National Institute of Public Health emphasizes that coronavirus testing is free.

– If we contact you that you will be tested for coronavirus, you will be asked to come. We would never ask for account number for sending tests, says Anita Daae, a media observer at the National Institute of Public Health.

According to Thomas Paulsen, chief of information security at SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge, such calls are the classic way of dealing with fraudsters. He says he knows the post on Facebook.

They take advantage of fear among the population and use short deadlines, which means that victims do not check cases well enough. This is cruelly cynical. They take advantage of the weakest people who were afraid before. This is a very professional gang looking for information about the victims

Don't fall for such scams, but don't be indifferent to them actions and always report it to the police.

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