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Shanti Shanti Shanti

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 09:30 AM Oct 2021

So, US reopening land borders to vaccinated next month, are fake Canadian vaccine records a thing?

Cybercriminals are offering to sell fake Canadian COVID-19 vaccination certificates online

Sellers are offering phoney proof-of-vaccination documents for several provinces that apparently look just like the real thing. Some of them even claim to be able to enter the data from the fake certificates into official government databases.

Prices and promises vary, according to offers viewed by CBC News on platforms like Telegram. One seller is offering fake proof-of-vaccination cards or QR codes for several provinces — including Manitoba and B.C. — for $200, payable in Bitcoin or Ethereum cryptocurrencies. They promise to deliver the fake documents within 48 hours by mail or in "just a few hours" if they're being sent electronically.

Just minutes after CBC News reached out to the seller, they sent a picture of an Ontario proof-of-vaccination form that appears to be identical to those being issued by many Ontario vaccination clinics. Photos posted online by the seller of fake proof-of-vaccination documents for B.C and Manitoba also mirror official documents.

The seller boasted that information on the bogus cards is entered in provincial databases.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-fake-vaccination-certificates-1.6191154

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So, US reopening land borders to vaccinated next month, are fake Canadian vaccine records a thing? (Original Post) Shanti Shanti Shanti Oct 2021 OP
Are there really that many unvaxxed Canadians wanting to enter? niyad Oct 2021 #1
Cheap gas, booze and cigs in border towns, my sister lives in one, yeah, Canadians want in Shanti Shanti Shanti Oct 2021 #2
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