Fraud in the name of Corona Virus on Dark Web, People Claiming to Sell Vaccine
The coronavirus epidemic has started selling something that would never have been there on the dark web. From virus detectors to the 'vaccine' of the coronavirus being sold there. Not only this, but the blood of patients who have been recovered illegally is also being sold in secret. 'Plasma of Recovered Patients for Immunity against Coronavirus' is listed on a dark web market called Agartha. Its seller started with 25ml Plasma. Then packets of 50ml, 100ml, and 500ml are also listed. He is now claiming to sell one litre of blood for 2.036 bitcoins (Rs 10.86 lakh).
Why is blood being sold?
Plasma therapy has emerged as an expectation amidst epidemics such as the coronavirus. Researchers are confident that the plasma of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 can save the lives of other patients. Once a patient gets corona infection, when he is cured, antibodies develop in his body. These antibodies help him recover. Such a person donates blood. Plasma is extracted from his blood and when the antibodies present in the plasma are injected into another patient, this antibody reaches the sick patient, which helps him to recover. With the help of a man drawn from a person, the treatment of two people is said to be possible. He can donate plasma two weeks after Corona Negative arrives.
What about Corona on the dark web?
The seller named safetyfirst2020 is selling 'Corona Antivirus Detective Device'. The 'Corona Virus Vaccine' is also being sold on Agartha for 0.065 bitcoins (Rs. 34,751). On the site named Pax Romana, a packet of 20 capsules is available for $ 43 (Rs 3,291) for 'better chance of recovery'. In addition, chloroquine (a less toxic form of hydroxychloroquine used in Covid-19) and favipiravir (an anti-viral drug used against the flu in Japan) are also for the cell. Their prices are between Rs 23,000 and Rs 1.5 lakh.
Such sellers can be banned
In a site like Reddit on the Deep Web, Corona has been strongly discussed for the past few weeks. Users are asking about places where buying goods are safe. An entire market has been created which is selling goods that cannot be delivered. For example, 'Corona Virus Test Kit' is being sold for a thousand dollars. According to Chris Montero, a web researcher, "As a rule, Dark Web markets ban categories that are always scams." One such market, White House Market, has written on the homepage that "Coronavirus treatment ads will be rejected and vendors may be banned."
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