Police have revealed exactly how Covid-19 vaccine scams are being carried out across the UK.
It comes as Wales' health minister Vaughan Gething warned people of con artists attempting to swindle people out of money during the pandemic.
A realistic scam claiming to be from the NHS is being widely circulated in Wales this week, claiming to be an online form.
It looks like this:
Brecon and Radnorshire MP Fay Jones said: "I’ve received a few reports of a coronavirus vaccine scam - an email made to look like it is from the NHS followed by an online form which looks very convincing.
"Please remember that coronavirus vaccines are free and you will not be asked for your card details or payment."
Last week, a 76-year-old woman in Yorkshire was targeted by a fraudster offering a private vaccine for £100.
She was in the garden of her home at around 11am when a woman wearing a visor, plastic pinafore, and carrying a vanity case approached her and offered the jab.
Despite the perpetrator being persistent, the victim realised it was a scam and declined the offer, leading the woman to drive away.
She is described as being of a skinny build with a ‘Geordie' accent.
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In a separate incident on Saturday, a man and woman entered the home of a 92-year-old. The pensioner was led to believe the pair were from the NHS.
While she was distracted the duo grabbed money before fleeing her home. The woman was uninjured, but left shaken and confused.
Detectives are conducting house-to-house enquiries following the incident and are looking at CCTV in the area.
Superintendent Emily Harrison said: "These are two particularly distressing cases and we are concerned that people are exploiting the vaccine campaign in this way.
"Fraudsters do not care who their victim is, that's why we must do all we can to tell our family, friends, neighbours, and colleagues about the tactics that they use.
"We need to work together to close the door and hang up the phone on these criminals.
"Our detectives are investigating both cases and will be looking at CCTV in the local area and doing all we can to find those responsible."
Mr Gething has warned the Welsh public about "nasty" virus-related scams, including those where people are tricked into paying for a fake vaccine.
Speaking at a Welsh Government briefing, he said: "The NHS will never ask for your bank details.
"And vaccines are not being delivered at your front door.
"Everyone will be contacted directly by the NHS – either by phone or by letter – advising you about where you will have your vaccine."
South Wales Police have also warned people of fake websites containing convincing-looking NHS vaccine booking forms which may ask for bank details.
Detective Inspector Nick Bellamy, from South Wales Police’s Economic Crime Unit, said: “These criminals are innovative, manipulative and can be extremely convincing, and are choosing to take advantage of the global pandemic in an attempt to line their own pockets.
He added: “Fake messages or phone calls purporting to be from the NHS or government may ask you to provide personal information or click on a link, or offer a Covid-related government grant. Again, these are scams.”
