Black Market Created For Travelers Needing Negative COVID-19 Tests

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Black Market Created For Travelers Needing
Negative COVID-19 Tests

When civil liberties are taken away, citizens get creative



BY
TEAM TERRELL
NOVEMBER 13, 2020






When civil liberties are taken away,
citizens get creative. Taking matters into their own hands, an
entire black market with a global reach for negative COVID-19 tests
has been created. Primarily, it seems the need was met in order to
help individuals travel as more and more countries are requiring
proof of negative tests for entry.

The Associated Press reported seven people were arrested last
week for “allegedly hawking doctored coronavirus tests at
Charles de Gaulle International Airport.” The individuals were
charging up to $360 for a fake test. If convicted, the scammers
could face up to five years in prison. Authorities were able to
track the ring down after a man attempting to travel to Ethiopia
with a fake test was found.

Brazilian officials arrested four tourists after they gave fake tests.
In England, a man used his friend’s negative COVID-19 test and
changed his name to travel to Pakistan. “You can simply get their
negative test and change the name and birthdate to your own.
You also put a test date on which is within the time limit required”
the traveler who spoke on condition of anonymity told the
Lancashire Telegraph.

You simply “download the email, change it, and then print it” the
man explained of the simple process. He added he needed to falsify
information because he was unable to get a legitimate COVID test
to travel since he’s not an essential worker.

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Why am I not surprised about this??

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