Fake Vaccine Certs is Reportedly Now an Industry in India With 1 Costing Less than $100

2021-10-24 , 3:02 pm

With photocopy machines and masterminds in the fraudulent industry, there are bound to be fake documents floating around and this time, they produced fake vaccination certificates.

Fake Vaccine Certs is Reportedly Now an Industry in India With 1 Costing Less than $100

In India, you are able to get a fake vaccination certificate for S$98.85 (Rs 5,500). These certificates are sold on Darknet and Telegram, and they have already gained hundreds of thousands of followers from these online groups.

As there are many sellers doing the same business, the prices are rather competitive, but they mostly ranged around S$98.85.

These certificates are for unvaccinated individuals who refused to get vaccinated but wants the perks of vaccinated individuals. Here in Singapore, one of those perks may be going to work and dining out, but of course, so far in Singapore, there are tests to be made before the vaccine is verified so, thankfully, we shouldn’t be facing this problem.

One of the perks of being a vaccinated individual in India is to undertake inter-state travel by road or air.

However, you don’t necessarily have to be vaccinated to be allowed to travel. You can also show your negative COVID-19 test result.

So naturally, the black-market industry produced a fake negative COVID-19 test result too.

Fake COVID-19 Test Results

Aside from these certificates, you can also get fraudulent test results as well. These test results costs around S$33.70 (US$25) each.

The black market has also expanded to 29 countries. Some of the countries include Australia, Thailand and even Singapore.

Over 5,000 Telegram Groups Selling Fake Documents

Israel-based Check Point Research (CPR) has spotted over 5,000 Telegram groups selling fake documents such as COVID-19 vaccination cards and COVID-19 negative test results.

A quick search on Telegram shows that these groups are still active to date and that the sellers believe that they are protecting the buyers by saving them from the “poisonous vaccine”.

Telegram vowed to Take Action

With so many people spreading misinformation and the black market industry growing faster than ever, Telegram said they will be taking action against the groups that are selling these fraudulent items.

Fake Vaccine Certs is Reportedly Now an Industry in India With 1 Costing Less than $100