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Monty Don issues warning as he almost falls victim to scam over 'seemingly Kosher message'
Monty Don was horrified today when opportunists took advantage of fear over the pandemic to make an illicit profit.The 66-year-old, full name Montagu Denis Wyatt Don OBE, received a message telling him he'd come into contact with Covid - but it turned out to be a scam.Even worse, the communication came through the NHS app, making it seem more legitimate.Addressing his followers, he cautioned: "Received a seemingly Kosher message via NHS App saying I had been in contact with positive Covid and need specific PCR Omicron test, asking for details including credit card to pay 3.99 for processing."He continued: "This is a scam to get card details so ignore and delete if you get it."Followers responded by retweeting the warning and spreading the message across the social media platform.@titan641 encouraged: "Better still Monty, if you receive a text like this or anything similar, report it to the authorities so they can investigate."He posted a link to the ncsc.gov.uk website, which has advice on how to report spam communication.Meanwhile, Marlene Short had a few words of advice for those receiving the scam through a text message."Rather than deleting, report it by forwarding it to 7726 (SPAM)," she urged."You will get a text asking for the number you received the text from, no personal details, and will be helping to track and stop fraudsters."She added: "This works for texts attempting fraud [but] hopefully there is [also] a way to forward these notifications seemingly from an app."@EllenSkylark exclaimed: "So frightening to think they can contact you/try to scam you, via the NHS website."@pinkpinkpony replied: "I have heard a few people have had this."Just hard to understand what sort of person would stoop so low to profit
