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# People warned about Covid text message scam
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/people-warned-about-covid-text-message-scam/
- Published: 2022-08-30T05:55:43.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-30T05:55:51.000Z
- Description: People in Staffordshire are being warned about a Covid text message scam.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:11, News

People in Staffordshire are being warned about a Covid text message scam.

Police say residents are being contacted to say they have been in contact with someone with coronavirus and they then order a test kit, with a link to a website provided.

But a spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said:

> “This is a scam – do not click on the link. The NHS does not distribute free Covid tests anymore.  
>  
> “If you do click on this site they will be asking for your details, your full name, date of birth and other personal information – if you hand over this information you are unwittingly helping the fraudsters to scam you further.”