Covid Passports

[MWG14]

A friend received a text message today at 5.00am asking her to apply for a Covid passport. She hadn't already got one so she followed a link to apply. The website looked genuine enough but the charge was £4.99. She didn't continue.

We both have these passports but they were free of charge. Have things changed or was this a scam message?

[MWG14]

Thanks for your comments. This is definitely a nasty scam.