shabda ever stashed it discovers there are many seeking to exploit the crisis. the corona virus pandemic and the u.k. locked down together mean a lot of scared people cooped up at home relying on the internet like never before news health advice shopping and communication are all now online and that's the perfect environment for fraudsters cyber criminals are capitalizing on covert 19 cashing in on fare with fake cures posted on social media and sending scams directly to your e-mail inbox honey and even drink a bill silver mungo's advertises virus treatments for sale on facebook marketplace don't be fooled by the promises make your immune system stronger and help protect against the disease there's no proof any of them walk even fake test kits were listed for 65 pounds before they were removed with the site saying it would ban sellers making health all medical claims related to the corona virus is not just social media though the banking industry has warned of a surge in so-called smiting scams when hackers impersonate government departments or banks to get mone