As a measure against the new coronavirus, many countries require documents such as negative certificates to be presented at the time of entry, but the European Criminal Police Organization warns that fake documents are being sold by criminal organizations etc. Is calling.

As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, there are increasing cases in each country requiring the presentation of documents proving that the virus test was negative at the time of entry.



Under these circumstances, the European Criminal Police Organization, which collects and analyzes information on crimes in the EU = European Union, said that criminal organizations and individuals are selling fake documents at airports and online, and member countries We are calling attention to such things.



According to the European Criminal Police Organization, in the cases caught so far, fake documents showing a negative result were sold at Charles de Gaulle Airport in France for about 20,000 to 40,000 yen in Japanese yen. In the UK, fake documents in the name of an existing inspection agency were sold for more than 14,000 yen.



Also, in Spain and the Netherlands, fake negative certificates were sold on websites and through messaging apps such as mobile phones.



All of these are often forged using high-performance printers and multiple software, so the European Criminal Police Organization will share information with member countries and proceed with analysis.