Has anyone recieved an email asking them to book a vaccine?

[gildalilly]

I have just received an email asking me to book a vaccine and it looks convincing but I can't help but think it might be a scam. The email address it comes from is [email protected] and the IP address is in the Netherlands.

Has anybody else been invited to their vaccine via email and had it be genuine?

Not personally but remember vaccines in the U.K. are free and are being made available based on a strict order, if you are not part of the cohort being currently called for vaccination then it's definitely a scam and you should find the relevant government department who is dealing with such scans and forward it. You could also Google the IP address. If you are expecting an invitation because of your employment contact your employer and check. I would be very wary.

Sounds dodgy to me.

I had my first Pfizer vaccine yesterday. I received a text last Friday from a mobile asking me to respond YES or NO if I wanted the vaccine. I spoke to my doctor's surgery that confirmed that this invitation was legit. After responding YES I was sent an appointment by the end of the day.

Yes the email is similar - say if I want to make a booking or not.

My instinct is that it's a scam as I'm not over 70 but I do have an underlying condition so I don't think it's really my turn yet.

Can you try the nhs Site that asks you for your nhs number and do it that way?

www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/

Very fishy

My invitation came by text, from a number I know to be my GP’s practice, and sent me to an NHS page with an obvious NHS address

Anything that I’d not a known number or an email address that is definitely an NHS address sounds as dodgy as hell

Check with your GP, or whichever bit of the NHS you can actually get hold of. Do not confirm your personal details

Thanks @superstar84 I've just checked and I'm not eligible. Thanks for all your responses. I'm going to find where to report this scam email now.

That email is absolutely a scam. jcn-coop.com is a Japanese web site.

Always ask yourself basic questions like "would the alleged sender even have my email address?" I don't know about you but I know I've never given my GP or the NHS my email address so anything claiming to be from them is going to be a scam.

I've seen a few people posting warnings about scam vaccine emails on social media.

Seems to be a few different ones doing the rounds.

@TooTrueToBeGood thanks. How do you find that sort of information out?

I get emails about shielding but they come from dhsc.clinically.extremely.vulnerable@notifications.service.gov.uk

[quote gildalilly]@TooTrueToBeGood thanks. How do you find that sort of information out?[/quote]
There are various sites where you can look up the details of a domain, IP address or website. The ones I use most frequently are:

whois.domaintools.com/
sitereport.netcraft.com/
www.robtex.com/

Have a play around with them, you can't do any harm as they are just look-up tools. They can shed some useful information to help you determine the legitimacy of a website, like who owns it, where it's hosted, when it was first registered etc.

@TooTrueToBeGood thanks, that's really helpful.

Just received the same SCAM email from:[email protected]
From: NHS - National Health Service
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 5:09:32 P.M
Subject: IMPORTANT - Public Health Message| Decide whether if you want to be vaccinated - Message on 12-January-21 14:57:11 BST - Your NHS.CO.UK order #203-9320557-23482748 has been dispatched
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination - NHS
Dear
The NHS is performing selections for coronavirus vaccination on the basis of family genetics and medical history.
You have been selected to receive a coronavirus vaccination.
NOTE: The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is safe and effective. It gives you the best protection against coronavirus.
Use this service to confirm your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination.
You will need to:

• have 2 doses of the coronavirus vaccination at 2 appointments
• book both appointments at the same time
• get the 2nd dose 3 to 4 weeks after getting your 1st dose Who can use this service You can only use this service if you have received an e-mail/SMS regarding this invitation. You can not use this service for anyone other than yourself. You are also free to reject this invitation, your appointment will be issued to the next person in line in that case. Please confirm or reject your invitation by selecting an option below.

NHS - Accept invitation ↣
NHS - Reject invitation ↣
You are required to reply to this invitation within 12 hours of this notification.
Important Notice:
Vaccines work by training and preparing the bodys natural defences - the immune system - to recognize and fight off viruses and bacteria. If the body is exposed to those disease-causing pathogens later, it will be ready to destroy them quickly - which prevents illness. When a person gets vaccinated against a disease, their risk of infection is also reduced - so theyre also less likely to transmit the virus or bacteria to others. As more people in a community get vaccinated, fewer people remain vulnerable, and there is less possibility for an infected person to pass the pathogen on to another person. Lowering the possibility for a pathogen to circulate in the community protects those who cannot be vaccinated (due to health conditions, like allergies, or their age) from the disease targeted by the vaccine.

Vaccination is safe and side effects from a vaccine are usually minor and temporary, such as a sore arm or mild fever.

Any licensed vaccine is rigorously tested across multiple phases of trials before it is approved for use, and regularly reassessed once it is introduced. Scientists are also constantly monitoring information from several sources for any sign that a vaccine may cause health risks.

Remember, you are far more likely to be seriously injured by a vaccine-preventable disease than by a vaccine. For example, tetanus can cause extreme pain, muscle spasms (lockjaw) and blood clots, measles can cause encephalitis (an infection of the brain) and blindness. Many vaccine-preventable diseases can even result in death. The benefits of vaccination greatly outweigh the risks, and many more illnesses and deaths would occur without vaccines.

2021 NHS Crown Copyright

We have had exactly the same email as @CrizTena, though it came from a different address. I have deleted it.

I’ve just seen a tweet from NCSC about vaccine scam emails:

twitter.com/ncsc/status/1353980498545176577?s=21

Includes how to report

I forwarded a similar one to [email protected]

I had a convincing NHS email one but looking behind the "image" was total phishing, reported