Beware of False Vaccinator Scams and others!

After seeing the film of the evil fraudster who assaulted and conned a 92 year-old woman out of £160 in London recently (BBC), and a number of other warnings of scams regarding COVID-19 vaccinations by telephone or on the doorstep (eg Age UK), I thought a warning blog would be urgently appropriate.

There are, it appears, other scams where so-called 'vaccinators' attempt to gain access to steal. For details of the types of scam currently occurring, though I haven't heard of any similar ones in Hastings yet, but that doesn't mean to say they haven't happened, anyway, go to the Age UK website for details of these and many other scams.

Remember, the NHS is NOT carrying out any door-to-door vaccinations, the NHS does not charge for vaccinations, the NHS state they will contact people direct offering them vaccinations and not by turning up on doorsteps (NHS website). 

Also Track & Trace do not ask for bank details or payments, do not ask for, or set up, PINs or passwords, and do not ask you to call back on premium rate numbers (beginning with 09 or 087 for example). If people receive telephone calls and the conversation develops in such a way it will be a scam, do not fall for it, it is a scam!

Be careful folks, and stay safe!