Area law enforcement authorities are advising residents of a phishing scam that asks residents to create a profile online for the state swine flu H1N1 vaccination registration program.
According to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, fraudulent emails are being sent telling the recipient to register online with the CDC in order to obtain the H1N1 vaccine. By clicking on the link, malicious code may be installed on the recipient’s computer.
An example of the phishing email tells the reader to visit the cdc.gov website because every person over age 18 is required to complete a vaccination profile to be used as a registering system for people both vaccinated and not yet vaccinated. It includes a hyperlink to create the personal profile.
While some New Jersey county and municipal health departments have an H1N1 vaccine registration process online, the CDC has no such registration program.
For more information on this fraud alert, visit www.cdc.gov.