Zurich, Mar 9 (Sputnik) : The Swiss cybercrime police urged travelers on Tuesday to watch for fraudsters selling forged COVID-19 vaccination certificates for digital currency.
“The upcoming opening of borders for those vaccinated against the corona has moved scammers to action. They offer fake corona vaccination certificates,” a statement read.
The police say they were alerted to the scam after A5-size promotion fliers turned up in mailboxes. These offered certificates at a reduced price of 99 Swiss francs ($107) until the end of March.
The leaflet contained a detailed instruction on how to create a cryptocurrency wallet and transfer Bitcoins to the swindlers’ address. The police said it had been flagged as fraudulent.(UNI)