Government has 'vaccine email warning' for you

Vaccination programme for coronavirus is set to start in early 2021 in the country. Taking advantage of the anticipation among citizens, scammers have developed a new way to defraud them.

As per a tweet by the official Twitter handle of Cyber Dost, fraudsters are sending malicious messages and emails to the netizens asking them to register themselves and get first in the priority to receive corona vaccine. These messages have a fraudulent link where the victim is asked to pay a certain amount to get registered.

For those unaware, Cyber Dost is the safety and cybersecurity awareness handle maintained by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The cyber safety handle in its tweet is asking users to beware of such fake messages to avoid loss of money.


“Due to apprehension associated with COVID-19, Cybercriminals are playing various tricks. They may offer to “pay and register” in getting priority to receive first CORONA VACCINE, through malicious link, mail, message or phone call. Be aware otherwise you may get defrauded,” reads the latest tweet by Cyber Dost.

If you happen to receive corona vaccine-related emails or messages, it is advisable to verify the provided information from government sources before proceeding ahead. Also, one must not fall for the ‘priority in vaccine’ trick that these scammers use to lure gullible citizens. Always use common sense and remember that this is merely a tool being used to defraud you.