The BBC recently relayed programs titled as above, following the deaths of two young individuals resulted from taking only the few doses of medicine ordered on line.
Government officers raided several premises and confiscated stocks of medicines which did not cure the illnesses they meant to but contained fetal components . Public must buy medicines from authentic pharmacists like Boots, rather than buy on line. Further more many old people have become victims of a scam which offers cash or discounts for purchases and have lost thousands of pounds. The scam involved hundreds of thousands of pounds.
A similar situation was reported for products used for body and hair which lead to serious side effects,. Additives were used just to increase the quantity of the product, enhance the look or falsely claimed the benefits for using them.
The latest scam is even more alarming. The solicitor's and buyers of properties emails were hacked, their bank accounts details were replaced by the hackers' bank accounts and money to solicitors were diverted to hacker's accounts. One buyer lost hundreds of thousands of pounds.
We all, particularly, young old and vulnerable, must be vigilant to avoid being victims of these horrendous activities.
Ila Kapadia
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