16 Mar, 2020 @ 13:39
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Warning of coronavirus ‘scam’ in Spain which sees robbers posing as Red Cross medics to ‘disinfect homes’ and ‘carry out tests’

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Alleged letter posted on wall from Red Cross Spain warning of scam

THE Red Cross has warned against a scam targeting the most vulnerable amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in Spain. 

A letter uploaded to social media purporting to be from the medical agency warned that people were posing as medics and entering homes to carry out ‘disinfection procedures’ and carry out tests.

“It’s not true,” read the letter, allegedly from the Red Cross of Lerma, in Castilla y Leon, “neither the health ministry or Red Cross are sending people to homes unless they have arranged so by telephone beforehand.

“This is a scam, they are thieves who are taking advantage of the situation and robbing homes while pretending to disinfect them.”

The Spanish Red Cross told the Olive Press today: “The Red Cross is not carrying out any health tests in homes in Spain.”

It comes as the number of cases in Spain has now surpassed 8,000.

The country will remain on lockdown for the next 14 days.

Has someone claiming to be from the Red Cross attempted to enter your home? Contact newsdesk@theolivepress.es

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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