Possible scam - Sent on behalf of the COVID-19 Primary Care Incident Management Team for Coventry and Rugby, South Warwickshire and Warwickshire North CCGs

19 May 2020
Sent on behalf of the COVID-19 Primary Care Incident Management Team for Coventry and Rugby, South Warwickshire and Warwickshire North CCGs
 
We have been alerted by Public Health England of reports they have received this week of a possible scam. Some women are being contacted by text message, claiming to be from the call and recall service to advise they are overdue for screening. The message asks them to call a mobile number and provide personal details.
 
The national position is: “These messages are not from the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. The Action Fraud Line has been contacted.”
 
All services should ensure that staff dealing with queries from general practices and the public are aware of the situation. Suspicious calls and concerns should be:

• reported according to local organisational policies
• alerting the screening and immunisation team (SIT) (england.wmid-imms@nhs.net) and the screening quality assurance service (SQAS) (PHE.MidsAndEastQA@nhs.net or 0333 014 2478).