Europe Probes Attempted Vaccine Scams of More Than $15 Billion
- European Anti-Fraud Office says 92% scam offers involve Astra
- Several member states have been targeted, according to OLAF
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European Union police and anti-fraud officials are investigating billions of euros of scam Covid-19 vaccine offers that have targeted governments across the continent.
The EU anti-fraud office, OLAF, has received information from several member states about offers of shots by alleged intermediaries, according to a briefing document seen by Bloomberg. To date, the offers amount to more than 900 million doses with a total price of about 12.7 billion euros ($15.3 billion), the document states.