Corona scams / myLot

Denmark

March 19, 2020 9:22am CST

Some Danes have decided to take advantage of the current situation. They have been sending emails and text messages to people. The message looks like an offical Corona message from the authories and people are asked to click on link and log in order to read "important health information" They have to use their digital ID, and if they log in via the fake site the scammers get their information. Once the scammers have access to the digital ID, they pretend to be that person, and they are able to borrow money online etc. Unfortunately some people already logged in via the fake site, but now they are trying to warn people via the news. Have you experienced any corona scams?

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

19 Mar 20

In Germany, criminals also try to take advantage of the situation. A man was called at 4.30 am (!) and informed that an acquaintance of his had been tested positive and that he had to be tested, too. Two men appeared dressed as if they had come from a hospital. They took some saliva out of his mouth. When they had gone, the man informed the police. The whole incident looked highly suspicious to him. The men called him after some time to tell him that the test had been negative. Nothing was stolen out of his flat because the men were never alone. In other towns people were called and informed that they had to be tested at home at once by hospital personnel and that the tests would cost 200 Euro. The police don't know yet if they were successful.

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Porcospino

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

19 Mar 20

There are always people who to try to take advantage of the situation. So far most of our scams have been online scams and not scams where they tried to gain access to people's homes, but that could also happen here. I am glad that they didn't manage to steal anything from his flat.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76851)

• Germany

19 Mar 20

OMG! I didn´t know that. Thanks for the info @MALUSE. I will be careful.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87744)

• Bangalore, India

19 Mar 20

Here too we are getting messages from government offices that no one is sent to clean and sterilize your home. Seems few people are looting houses dressing up like cleaners sent from government offices. One has to be on high alert and not fall for such trap.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (470942)

• Switzerland

19 Mar 20

Oh my goodness, I hate those who profit of this kind of situation to scam the most vulnerable. Nothing to report here.

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Porcospino

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

20 Mar 20

@LadyDuck I don't think that we that have had that kind of scams here. There are online corona scams, but I haven't heard of people who knock on doors and pretend to be doctors.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (470942)

• Switzerland

20 Mar 20

@Porcospino They did in Italy, I am so ashamed when I read this of my compatriots.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (470942)

• Switzerland

20 Mar 20

@Porcospino In Italy I have read that some (dressed like doctors) ring at the doors saying that they have to take a tampon and they must pay €100 for the service.

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allen0187

@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

20 Mar 20

How our national government has handled this emergency so far due to the corona virus is one big scam! Nice to read a post from you again. Hope all is well given the situation.

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allen0187

@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

21 Mar 20

@Porcospino Metro Manila is in complete lockdown. I know that foreigners were given a number of hours to board a flight and leave the country. I'm fine all things considered. I worry for my loved ones.

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Porcospino

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

21 Mar 20

@allen0187 Many Danish are stuck in other countries. My country will try to help them, but it is getting harder. There are still many Danes in the Philippines and some of them are not close to Manila. I hope that your loved ones will be okay. I am worried about my mother, but she is alone in her house, so hopefully she is safe.

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Porcospino

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

20 Mar 20

I just heard that the Danish authories are going to send a plane to Manila to pick up the Danes who are still there, but they are worried that some of the Danes who are staying far from Manila will find it hard to travel from other parts of the Philippines to Manila. How are you doing? I hope that you are well despite all of the things that are going on at the moment.

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rappeter13

@rappeter13 (8608)

• Romania

22 Mar 20

I haven't, but I expect everything. People are very creative around here, way more creative than in other places. In fact, there are many Romanian citizens who make many type of scams and crimes in the whole Europe. We seem them on the news all the time.

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Porcospino

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

22 Mar 20

I met some scammers when I was travelling around in Romania. Some of them tried to sell me a necklace made of "real gold" but it was just a cheap necklace, definitely not gold. I don't buy things from people who approach me in the street, so I wouldn't have been interested anyway.

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rappeter13

@rappeter13 (8608)

• Romania

23 Mar 20

@Porcospino I hate these people, who approach you on street. You cannot get rid of them and if you are alone, they can be aggressive, too.