Fake Covid vaccine and test certificate market is growing, researchers say

More than 1,200 vendors operating in the UK and worldwide, offering false documents for as little as 25

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A hidden pandemic market advertising fake vaccine and test certificates for as little as 25 has grown exponentially, with more than 1,200 vendors in the UK and worldwide, researchers have found.

After UK ministers announced the return of overseas holidays - with travellers required to show proof of negative tests, and vaccine passports on the horizon - the Guardian has also learned that anti-vaxxers and people arriving in Britain from poorer nations make up a significant number of those buying forged pandemic paraphernalia.