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Closed petition Introduce a new offence of using Covid-19/Coronavirus for the purpose of fraud

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Introduce a new law with a minimum mandatory prison sentence of 5 years to any persons found guilty of using Covid-19/Coronavirus for the purpose of fraud.

There appears to be thousands of new scams appearing relating to the covid-19 virus. Including individuals attempting to obtain money by way of fines for being outside without good reasons.

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