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Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents (www.wired.co.uk)
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Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents::On Telegram, scammers are impersonating doctors to sell fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates and other products, showing how criminals are taking advantage of conspiracy theories.

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[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I can see how plague rats would be a uniquely ideal demographic for scammers. They're incredibly stupid and very loud about it. They probably don't even have to try very hard to find these marks. So zero sympathy for them. I feel terrible for the medical professionals that are being impersonated to commit these crimes though. That can seriously impact their careers and reputations through no fault of their own. I can only imagine how awful that must be.