Fake COVID Vaccine Certificates And Real Vaccines Are For Sale on Dark Web

Fake COVID Vaccine Certificates And Real Vaccines Are For Sale on Dark Web

Now that vaccines for the coronavirus are available, some people are eager to prove they have received the shots even if they haven't. These folks are willing to pay unseen grifters to help them dupe local officials, cruise lines, the airline industry, potential employers and other doubters, according to a study set for release Tuesday.There are three dozen vendors on the Darknet, which is not visible to search engines, that are selling fake certificates for up to $200 each, according to Check Point Research, a division of Check Point Software Technologies.The purpose of the phony documentation is for buyers to allegedly use it to prove to employers, airline employees, cruise line personnel, government officials and other interested parties that a vaccine has been administered while, in fact, it hasn't."Each vendor is capable of pumping out scores of these," Check Point spokesperson Ekram Ahmed said. "The buyers are likely distributors more than individuals, and more vendors are springing up weekly."There are also do-it-yourself (DIY) options on the Darknet that offer user-friendly interfaces for buyers who pay as little as $25, then provide personal information so that a phony document can be delivered via email within 30 minutes."We do negative COVID tests