Some individuals are already selling fake cards online, advertising them on social media websites, e-commerce platforms and blogs, according to the FBI.
The CDC and FBI recognize that fake cards are a growing problem, and instructions for how to forge the documents have proliferated online. Verification cards have so far been handed out to tens of millions of Americans who have received a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill concerns cards that purport to be issued by a governmental agency, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC), to verify that an individual has received one or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. Simply possessing a fake card would be punishable by up to 18 months in prison, a fine of as much as $10,000, or both. Under the bill, introduced by Democrats Nicholas Scutari and Joseph Cryan, anyone who knowingly sells, offers to sell or makes such fake cards will be guilty of a second-degree crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of as much as $150,000. Two New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill in the state legislature that would establish severe criminal penalties for the production, sale and use of fake COVID-19 vaccination verification cards. Two New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill that would establish criminal penalties for the production, sale and use of fake COVID-19 vaccination verification cards. Stock image showing a doctor holding a COVID-19 vaccination record card.
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