Amazon forced to remove fake vaccine "vaccination card" sellers in trouble

As vaccination programs advance, many countries have gradually relaxed epidemic prevention and control measures . People only need a vaccine "vaccination card" to freely enter and exit public areas, and even travel across borders. However, there are always some unscrupulous sellers who have targeted the "business opportunities" here . In recent months , more and more fake vaccine "vaccination cards" have begun to appear, bringing new challenges to epidemic prevention and control.

On June 8, according to foreign media reports, after receiving a report email from the online marketing platform Insider, Amazon forcibly removed a batch of counterfeit vaccine "vaccination cards" sold on the Amazon platform and punished the bad sellers.

It is reported that the batch of " vaccine records " that were forcibly removed from the shelves were sold in bulk, each containing 10 blank vaccine record cards , priced at about US$13, which can be used to create false vaccination records.

Later, Amazon also made it clear in an email reply to Insider : We will never allow any problematic products to enter our platform. We will also continue to monitor the sale of goods on the platform and take active measures to prevent banned products from appearing in product lists.

This is not the first time that fake vaccination "vaccination cards" have appeared . Previously, Insider also found that there are a large number of British vaccination "vaccination cards" on the market , with each card priced between US$20 and US$200 . They are made very realistically and can be mistaken for the real thing.

In addition, in May of this year, the Long Island police in the United States found 62 counterfeit vaccination "vaccination cards" in a CVS employee's car . Eight of the cards had batch and store numbers written on them, and 54 cards were blank. The police subsequently arrested the person.

According to the person involved, he purchased the forged vaccination "cards" to share with his family and friends so that they could enter crowded places, and they might even use the cards when students returned to school in September.

In response, the FBI warned : Whether selling or purchasing fake vaccination cards is illegal, and we will not tolerate such illegal activities.

The New Jersey state legislature has also proposed a bill that would impose penalties on those who produce, sell and use counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards. Anyone who knowingly sells, offers to sell or manufactures such fake cards will be charged with a second-degree crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to $150,000. Those who possess fake cards will also face up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

In fact, there are reasons why fake vaccine "vaccination cards" are rampant despite repeated bans. First, many public areas require vaccination cards to pass through, and where there is demand, there is a market; second, when passing through, only manual review is conducted, and each card does not have an independent number or electronic anti-counterfeiting information, so it is very easy to forge and the manufacturing cost is low; third, in many countries, the vaccination information is not fully logged into the computer system, which provides an opportunity for forged vaccination cards.

Although the small vaccine "immunization card" has huge profits, it is illegal after all. The editor still wants to remind everyone not to take risks, strictly abide by the platform rules, and prohibit the sale of illegal products.

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