Europol Warns Gangs Are Selling Fake COVID Certificates For Air Travel

[CPRAFAN]

"Criminal gangs in Europe are producing and selling fake negative COVID-19 test certificates in airports and online, according to Europol, the bloc's police cooperation and coordination agency.

"As long as travel restrictions remain in place due to the Covid-19 situation, it is highly likely that production and sales of fake test certificates will prevail," Europol said in a statement Monday.

"Given the widespread technological means available, in the form of high-quality printers and different software, fraudsters can produce high-quality counterfeit, forged, or fake documents … Member states should be vigilant," Europol continued.

Europol issued the alert after member states reported heighten criminal activity at multiple airports of gangs selling false coronavirus test results for hundreds of euros.

For instance, police arrested one suspect at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris for selling fake test results for up to 300 euros apiece. There have been similar busts in Spain, Netherlands, and at Luton Airport near London.

Dutch daily newspaper Algemeen Dagblad reported that popular messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Snapchat, are seeing the increased activity of criminal organizations selling fake PCR test certificates, along with forged signatures of real doctors. The tests sell for around 50 euros, compared with an official test that costs about 150 euros.

All of this comes as EU countries have restricted travel across the continent and request travelers to present negative virus tests before boarding . . . " https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/e...ing-sold-gangs

Commenters: "Fake News, Fake Elections, Fake President, Fake Covid statistics, Fake Vaccines, Fake Financial Markets, Fake Virus origin, .....Please add to this list . . . "

"What is wrong with Fake ID's and Fake Vaccines certificates? The Governments have been feeding us Fake numbers of people who died from this Flu, Fake information on where it originated, Fake lies about Lockdowns, Masks, Social Distancing and destroyed and killed hundreds of young people who gave up on life so, why is one group of lies ok and the other is not??" The Government bureaucrats have been lying to us; now it is time to return the favor!

"I just photoshop my own . . . "

"OMG! people taking advantage of a crisis! And they are not politicians or Dr Fauci!"

"Forged papers is a great high paying future business opportunity in a totalitarian system with rigged elections and fake news.

Lots of franchises will be available in every major USSA city soon.

“Paper’s Please, Comrade”"

[ENTHUSIAST]

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/vaccination-card.pdf

[Dirtlaw]

"But he said he was a doctor and he gave me a shot."

[Paul_R]

Anybody know what kind of paper these are printed on?


Edit: Here it is. Any mid-weight card stock

https://cdn.lbryplayer.xyz/api/v3/streams/free/COVID-Vaccine-Card/e90fc8ac5fc38200ddf89c00ec7f289187a21684/37c429

[SamsDX]

It seems like it would be more of a PITA to jump through all of the hoops to ensure anonymity (set up burner phones, establishing anoymous payment accounts, etc.) and dealing with the criminal element than it would be to just go get the damn test/certificate. I suppose it might make sense if one is idealogically opposed to vaccinations, or wholeheartedly believe that this pandemic is one giant scam, but it's not like you're being denied travel because of an immutable characteristic and it is necessary to take drastic measures to escape oppression.

Heroes only in their own minds.

[bigbossman]

I'm not "ideologically opposed to vaccinations", but I'm dubious about a new experimental novel vaccine that was rushed to market and not thoroughly tested, for a virus with a 99.9% survival rate. Frankly, I don't trust the process or the construct that lead up to the vaccine.

I'll sit on the sidelines for now, and see how things progress.

[CPRAFAN]

Agreed. Some vaccines are known safe; some are "novel"

Agree! Your common sense remarks are not common these days. Some vaccines have a proven track record of safety, offhand, like the BCG tuberculosis vaccine used about 100 years. This new vaccine is perfect for the young bold types to try out first. Like the saying goes, "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots; but there are no old bold pilots!"

I'm not "ideologically opposed to vaccinations", but I'm dubious about a new experimental novel vaccine that was rushed to market and not thoroughly tested, for a virus with a 99.9% survival rate. Frankly, I don't trust the process or the construct that lead up to the vaccine.

I'll sit on the sidelines for now, and see how things progress.

[hermosabeach]

sign up online - become ordained - its free and you can travel

[bigbossman]

Agree! Your common sense remarks are not common these days. Some vaccines have a proven track record of safety, offhand, like the BCG tuberculosis vaccine used about 100 years. This new vaccine is perfect for the young bold types to try out first. Like the saying goes, "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots; but there are no old bold pilots!"

Thanks. I'm not "anti" this vaccination, but I'm not convinced it is either necessary or even desirable......but that won't stop some idiot from coming along to label me an "anti-vaxxer".

[SamsDX]

I'll sit on the sidelines for now, and see how things progress.

That's certainly your prerogative, and that's really the entire point: a private business makes testing and/or vaccination a condition of using their services, and if you don't want to satisfy those conditions, you shouldn't try to get around it. Especially not by procuring false papers to trick that business into believing that you did. If one needs to trave domestically, there are other means other than by common carrier.

I also understand your lack of trust with respect to the manner in which the vaccine was developed - I have a healthy dose of skepticism about it myself. That doesn't make me an "anti-vaxxer," and not once did I call anyone the same loaded, derogatory term.

[HibikiR]

It's 2021 and we still have idiots that thinks a billion dollar industry would be suckered by hicks with printers. Think digital people...