>>BRUCE HAMILTON: MORE PLACES ARE REQUIRING PROOF THAT YOU HAD THE COVID-19 VACCINE OR
RECENTLY TESTED NEGATIVE BEFORE
GIVING YOU ACCESS.
FACT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT
VACCINATED AND LOOKING FOR WAYS
TO GET AROUND THE SYSTEM
THAT OPENED THE DOORS FOR
SCAMMERS TO PROFIT BY SELLING
FAKE VACCINATION CARDS AND
TEST RESULTS. JOINING ME ON THE
MORNING AND OF ADELE WITH THE
FBI FIELD OFFICE IN
JACKSONVILLE,
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING BREEZE, THANKS
FOR HAVING ME OF LET’S START
WITH THE BASICS. THE ONLY
LEGITIMATE WAY TO GET PROOF
THAT YOU’RE VACCINATED OR THAT
YOU TEST NEGATIVE IS TO GET
VACCINATED OR TO TEST NEGATIVE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: ABSOLUTELY ONCE YOU GET THE VACCINE. THEY’RE GOING TO BE THAT LEGITIMATE
VACCINATION RECORD CARD AND NOW
MORE PLACES ARE REQUIRING PROOF
OF THAT AND WE HAVE THE MORNING
PEOPLE ABOUT THIS SINCE THE
SPRING WHEN WE SAW THAT
HESITANCY EMERGE AND BEGINNING
TO ADVERTISE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
THAT THEY COULD CREATE FAKE
VACCINATION CARDS TO SKIRT
AROUND ANY POTENTIAL
REGULATIONS IN THE FUTURE AND
NOW HERE WE ARE WE’RE SEEING
MORE COMPANIES MORE BUSINESSES
MORE FACILITIES REQUIRE THAT
PROVE THE VACCINE IN ORDER TO
ACCESS THEIR FACILITIES AND IT
IS CREATING A CRIMINAL ACT AND
INCREASED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
WHEN IT COMES TO
BUYING AND SELLING AND CREATING
THESE CARTS AND LIKE EVERYTHING
ELSE ONLINE FAKE CARDS AND TEST
RESULTS ARE PRETTY READILY
AVAILABLE. YOU BUY A NEW PHILLY
AND FALSE INFORMATION. YOU JUST
ALLUDED TO THIS ARE YOU
BREAKING THE LAW.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY BREAKING THE
LAW NOT ONLY ARE YOU PUTTING
PEOPLE AT RISK FOR HEALTH
REASONS AND YOURSELF AT RISK
FOR HEALTH REASONS BUT YOU ARE
ALSO PUTTING YOURSELF THAT
CRIMINAL RISK THERE IS A
FEDERAL VIOLATION AND I WANT TO
BE CLEAR HERE THE FBI IS NOT
CONCERNED WITH WHETHER OR NOT
YOU RECEIVED A VACCINE, WHAT
WE’RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS FALSE
DOCUMENTS THAT MISUSE
GOVERNMENT SEALS SO ON
LEGITIMATE VACCINATION CARDS
YOU WILL SEE THE SEAL
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES AND THE CDC AND WHEN
YOU CREATE A DOCUMENT USING
THOSE SEALS WITHOUT PERMISSION
OF THE GOVERNMENT YOU ARE
BREAKING A FEDERAL LAW AND
THERE’S A PUNISHMENT THAT COMES
WITH THAT UP TO $5,000 FINE AND
5 YEARS IN PRISON IT SIMPLY IS
NOT WORTH THAT AS YOU JUST TALK
ABOUT THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS.
THERE’S NOT JUST THAT IF YOU
SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH
THE SCAMMERS THEY CAN TURN THE
TABLES
ON YOU. YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT
YOU’RE USING NO REAL
VACCINATION CARD OR A FAKE
VACCINATION CARD YOU’RE GOING
TO THE PERSONAL INFORMATION ON
THAT AND WHEN YOU ARE SHOWING
PHOTOS OF YOUR VACCINATION CARD
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU ARE
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION WITH EVEN MORE
SKIMMERS YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF YOU AND STEAL YOUR IDENTITY
SO THERE’S A LOT OF RISK
ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OF THIS.
SO I’M A BUSINESS OWNER I’M
CHECKING MY EMPLOYEES TO MAKE
SURE THEY’RE VACCINATED WHAT
WOULD CLUE ME IN TO THE FACT
THAT ONE OF MY WORKERS IS
SHOWING THE A FAKE CARD.
WHERE IS UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME
SORT OF RECORD
SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHECK
VACCINATION CARDS VERSUS THE
HEALTH SYSTEM YOU REALLY COULD
BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL
WHETHER OR NOT THESE CARDS ARE
LEGITIMATE, BUT THERE ARE
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN
TAKE A LOOK AT WE KNOW FROM OUR
PARTNERS AT THE CUSTOMS AND
BORDER PROTECTION THAT A LOT OF
THESE FAKE VACCINATION CARDS
ARE COMING IN FROM OVERSEAS.
THEY HAVE
SEIZED THOUSANDS ALREADY SO
JUST LIKE ANOTHER SCAMS YOU CAN
LOOK FOR COMMON ERRORS BECAUSE
A LOT OF THESE COUNTRIES USE
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.
SO WE’RE TALKING ABOUT GRAMMAR
ERRORS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES ON
SOME OF THESE CARDS A
LOT OF COMMON SPELLING MISTAKES
AS WELL SOME OF THE FAKE CARDS
WILL REQUIRE TOO MUCH OR TOO
LITTLE INFORMATION WHEN YOU
COMPARE IT TO A REAL
VACCINATION CARD AND OF COURSE
INCORRECT GOVERNMENT STEEL SO
THEY MAY ALTER THOSE SEALS
FOR DHS FOR THE DEPARTMENT
HEALTH AND HUMAN AND FOR THE
CDC IN PERHAPS SOME WAY TO
SKIRT THE SYSTEM AND
PROSECUTION MOVING FORWARD, BUT
THAT SIMPLY IS NOT GOING
TO WORK.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: AND YOU CAN
STOP THINGS IN THEIR TRACKS BY
REPORTING THOSE FAKES TO THE
FBI OR A NUMBER OF
OTHER AGENCIES.
>> SURE WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF
REPORTS COME INTO THE FBI’S
INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER
ANYTIME THAT YOU SEE THE SALE
OF THESE FAKE VACCINATION CARDS
ONLINE WE ASK THAT YOU DO
REPORT THAT TO US SO THAT WE
CAN TRACK THIS ACTIVITY THAT
WEBSITE IS WWW DOT I SEE
3 DOT GOV. YOU CAN REPORT AGAIN
ANY TYPE OF MORE COVID-19
FRAUD OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
CYBER FRAUD OR STAMPS THAT YOU
SEE HAPPENING IN OUR THANKS
VERY MUCH SO BY THE WAY IF YOU
LOSE YOUR VACCINATION CARD.