Thai government to investigate online COVID-19 vaccine scam

[snoop1130]

 

The office of Prime MInister has ordered the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) to investigate the unregistered online entity that has been advertising the ability to reserve for COVID-19 vaccines in advance.

 

The secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, said that, since there are no private companies in Thailand importing COVID-19 vaccines at the moment, this advertisement is probably a scam.

 

The website asks people to complete a form with their full name, medical details, and ask for a fee. The site, however, provides no indication that it has been authorized by Thai Food and Drug Administration to import the approved vaccines or to buy from authorized importers.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-government-to-investigate-online-covid-19-vaccine-scam/

 

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[bluesofa]

lin.ee   I see 'ee' is the country code for Estonia.

I'd guess someone registered it in the hope people would think it was Line?

Whether the money has gone there is another matter, but I'm sure it won't be seen again.

[Mavideol]

9 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

full name, medical details, and ask for a fee.

if it's only registration why ask for a fee..... smells fishy/scam

[Mavideol]

2 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

lin.ee   I see 'ee' is the country code for Estonia.

I'd guess someone registered it in the hope people would think it was Line?

Whether the money has gone there is another matter, but I'm sure it won't be seen again.

Estonia??? too close to Russia and many money scams originated from that area, better safe then sorry     555

[ThailandRyan]

Truly a scam and the scammers must have seen that some of the hospitals who use Line like my hospital BNH were doing surveys and asking for all of the same info except no money.  There is always a scam to be run by those with no morals.

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, said that, since there are no private companies in Thailand importing COVID-19 vaccines at the moment, this advertisement is probably a scam.

The scam was the government stitching up private companies so they couldn't import the vaccine, now we have to sit around and wait for them to pull their thumbs out from where the sun don't shine to get one.