Under current Covid rules, fully vaccinated or boosted Britons do not need a Covid test before travelling to Spain. They need to be able to prove that they were fully vaccinated (with both doses of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a one-dose vaccine) at least 14 days prior to arrival in Spain.
All tourists must complete a mandatory passenger locator form, the Forumulario de Control Sanitario (FCS), free of charge.
However, fraudsters have targeted vulnerable British tourists with scam websites asking fliers to pay €60 (£50) to fill out the form.
Unfortunately, this was not a one-time occurrence, as scammers are making the most of travel restrictions easing.
Seven members of a gang who sold fake Covid passports to unvaccinated tourists have been arrested.
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Before their arrest, the gang managed to reel in an alarming 1,600 unvaccinated customers.
They were illegally enrolled on Spain’s National Vaccination Registry with help from health workers.
One of the gang members was arrested in the capital, Barcelona, while the…
