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Coronavirus scammers prepare to target Australians over vaccine rollout, experts warn

There are thousands of fraudsters preparing to exploit the COVID-19 vaccine program, experts say, warning the scams will look legitimate and the people behind them may even know your name, phone number and email.
Key points:
- Thousand of people were targeted with scams during the vaccine rollout overseas
- Experts believe those same scams will start happening in Australia this week
- People are being warned to treat every text, call and email with caution
Fraud consultant Gavin Levinsohn said scammers were preparing to launch the same cons they already have overseas.
“We know this because the number of vaccine-related domains or website addresses that have been set up over the past few weeks … are in the thousands, which is a precursor to…
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