Another Covid scam

This has been sent to us on the basis of a story from "a friend of a friend", but it sounds all too likely to be true, so please be warned

1:30am the phone rings

This is the NHS track and trace service, sorry to wake you!!
According to our system you are likely to have been in close proximity to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. This means that you now need to self-isolate for 7 days and take a COVID-19 test.

OK. Can you tell me who that person was?

I'm not able to tell you that. That is confidential information.

Right. Um... so...

But you do need to be tested within the next 72 hours. So can I just get the best mailing address so that we can send a kit to you?

OK (gives address)

I just need to take a payment card number so that we can finalise this and send the kit to you.

Sorry – a payment card? I thought this was all free?

No – I'm afraid not. There is a one-off fee of £50 for the kit and test results. Could you read off the long card number when you are ready please – this is very important, and there are penalties for not complying.

And hopefully you now put the phone down. But vulnerable people might fall for it.