Fake Doctors Scam: Thieves In White Coats Try To Enter Pensioner's Home To 'Test Coronavirus'
Two women and a man dressed in white coats rung a bell and pretended they were carrying out medical checks. When they were warned that they would inform the police they left without entering. In Spain the death toll from the coronavirus has nearly doubled to 84.
Earlier this week we heard of people stealing whole bottles of hand sanitizer and face masks in the face of a growing crisis in the market.
But things in Barcelona are worse than expected. People are literally posing as doctors to get into people¡¯s homes. No kidding!
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According to a Metro UK report, elderly people in Barcelona are being told to watch out for thieves posing as coronavirus doctors attempting to break into their homes.
The report states that police in Barcelona issued an alert to gullible people after two women and a man dressed in white coats rung a bell and pretended they were carrying out medical checks.
? Nou cas d'intent d'estafa de falsos metges a @pinedademar. Dos homes amb bata blanca volien entrar al pis d'una senyora per fer proves de #coronavirus.
¡ª Mossos (@mossos) March 12, 2020
En advertir-los que n'informaria a la policia van marxar sense entrar-hi.
?Informa la gent gran d'aquests consells ? pic.twitter.com/6QG3V9OuPp
A tweet warning about incidents of theft reads, "New Case of False Doctors Scam Attempt a @pinedademar Two men in white coats wanted to break into a lady's flat to test #coronavirus . When they were warned that they would inform the police, they left without entering. Inform the elderly of these tips."
AFP
In Spain, the death toll from the coronavirus has nearly doubled to 84 as on March 12. Reports state that the situation is most serious in the region of Madrid. Nearly half of the fatalities, as well as infections, have been in the area. The numbers are also increasing in the Basque Country in the north and the northeastern region of Catalonia, where Barcelona is located.
