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Italian Police Search Homes of Owners of Telegram Channels Selling Fake COVID-19 Passes

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ROME (Sputnik) - Italian police on Monday raided homes and properties of the administrators of 32 Telegram channels selling fake COVID-19 passes. 09.08.2021, Sputnik International

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The operations were carried out in Rome, Milan and Bari, according to Il Messaggero newspaper. All 32 channels have been blocked, with minors being among the perpetrators.The perpetrators offered fake vaccination certificates, promising doctors’ help in issuing the document.In early July, Italy’s financial guard closed 10 illegal Telegram channels selling vaccines against COVID-19 and inoculation certificates. The government’s decision to introduce the use of certificates for visiting bars, restaurants and attending mass events since August 6 triggered a new spike in the sale of illegal certificates.

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Italian Police Search Homes of Owners of Telegram Channels Selling Fake COVID-19 Passes

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© AP Photo / Alfredo FalconeA woman wearing a face mask passes by a mural featuring William Hanna and Joseph Barbera' s characters Tom & Jerry mentioning the safe distance to be held from each other - "One meter" - in Rome, Friday, May 15, 2020

A woman wearing a face mask passes by a mural featuring William Hanna and Joseph Barbera' s characters Tom & Jerry mentioning the safe distance to be held from each other - One meter - in Rome, Friday, May 15, 2020 - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.08.2021

ROME (Sputnik) - Italian police on Monday raided homes and properties of the administrators of 32 Telegram channels selling fake COVID-19 passes.

The operations were carried out in Rome, Milan and Bari, according to Il Messaggero newspaper. All 32 channels have been blocked, with minors being among the perpetrators.

The perpetrators offered fake vaccination certificates, promising doctors’ help in issuing the document.

© REUTERS / GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANEProtesters demonstrate against the Green Pass plan (health pass), a digital or paper certificate that shows if someone has received at least the first dose of the vaccine, has tested negative or has recently recovered from COVID-19, that will be mandatory for indoor dining, cultural and sports events from next week, in Rome, Italy, July 28, 2021.

Protesters demonstrate against the Green Pass plan (health pass), a digital or paper certificate that shows if someone has received at least the first dose of the vaccine, has tested negative or has recently recovered from COVID-19, that will be mandatory for indoor dining, cultural and sports events from next week, in Rome, Italy, July 28, 2021.

In early July, Italy’s financial guard closed 10 illegal Telegram channels selling vaccines against COVID-19 and inoculation certificates. The government’s decision to introduce the use of certificates for visiting bars, restaurants and attending mass events since August 6 triggered a new spike in the sale of illegal certificates.