08001577818

I’ve been called a few times now, like three, about joining these tests to stop covid spreading. I finally said yes but now I’m not so sure. Tried ringing the number they gave but the line was really hard to understand. They say the tests are from Imperial College London, but can someone confirm if this is for real?

Received this letter from Imperial College London saying I was picked at random for some covid19 research thing. The number they gave, 08001577818, is meant to be a free number to call if you need help. But when I rang it, it just said something like "Vcc shifts ipsos mori" and then went dead silent. Weird part is, the letter says joining the study is totally optional, but they keep sending messages and more letters like they don’t want me to ignore it. Bit odd if you ask me.

I got a letter that said it was from the NHS, asking me to join a covid 19 research study, and it had the number 08001577818 to call. Seems a bit suspicious if you ask me.

I got a letter from a number linked to NHS, Imperial College London and iPROS MORI. It was about joining a REACT study for Covid-19 testing, sounded legit. Anyone else got one?

Received a call from this number claiming to be the NHS and Imperial College London about joining a React Covid-19 testing study. Sounded official but not sure if it's legit or some sort of scam. Anyone else had this?

Have you heard anything new about it yet?

Back in March 2021, I received a letter from the NHS that included this number. I'm not sure if it's genuine or just some sort of scam? Anyone know?

I got a letter saying to give them a call but i'm not sure if it's some kind of scam or not.

Received a couple of letters inviting me to join some covid research trial. Thought it was worth a go, so I jumped online to their site and entered my info like they asked. Everything looked proper so far... I'll update once my test kit arrives.

I received two letters saying I should ring this number because they’d got my name and address randomly from an NHS list of patients with a GP. When I contacted my surgery, they hadn’t heard anything about this invite for national Covid-19 testing. I’m not going to call them back or get involved since they should have informed all medical centres before sending out these letters.

My partner got this letter about a Covid 19 test and I decided to check the number. Found mixed opinions here, some good some bad. He signed up and they never asked for any details like bank info or anything. The test kit was sent by free courier, super easy to book online. We did the test at home and it was picked up like they said. A couple of days later he got a text then a letter, confirming the result was Negative. Overall, it was pretty simple and no charges at all.

I got a letter recently with a phone number on the back, so I decided to look it up and stumbled upon this website. The number didn’t show up anywhere though. Since I work in local government, I’m used to seeing numbers like this - sometimes they’re blocked or just show up as ‘unknown caller’. I also checked out Imperial College’s site and did a keyword search using the title from the letter. That led me to the right place and everything seemed genuine. The names listed in the letter matched the ones in the study, and the info lined up with what’s on Imperial’s and Ipsos Mori’s websites. They even had my name on the letter, which surprised me because I’m not listed anywhere public - only my doctor and bank have my info, so it didn’t seem like a spam thing. The survey they asked me to do was pretty simple, just the usual stuff like number of residents, and gave me the option to add my phone and email if I wanted. Took the survey no problem first go. Overall it feels legit, so I’m fine with submitting my info.

At first, I was a bit unsure and almost didn’t go ahead with it. But after seeing someone mention they called Ipsos Mori, and since I was keen to take part, I decided to give it a try. My testing kit turned up today. I’d have liked to upload a photo to show it’s legit, but sadly there wasn’t a way to do that.

I got that same letter and have tried logging into the 'website' every day, but it just won’t load. This morning, before calling the number given, I thought I’d look it up online and came across this site instead. Given everything going on, I wanted to take part in what seems like an important survey, but I’m quite suspicious it might be a scam, even though the letter looks pretty official. I can’t figure out what the actual purpose would be. I did have a look at Imperial College London’s website too - they do regular surveys, yes, but there’s no sign of any Covid-19 related one. Bit odd, isn’t it?

I rang up Imperial College via their main switchboard, and they told me this is legit. Seems like the letters got sent out before they made any public announcements.

Got a letter earlier today and decided to look up the contact info for Imperial College London. Gave their reception a bell and they said the study is legit. Plus, there’s stuff about it on the Ipsos MORI site as well.

Got a letter from them and tried to email back but got blocked. This definitely seems off and should be looked into. If it was legit, i would have done the test no problem.

My mother-in-law received a letter and we're a bit unsure if it's legit or a scam. After checking out the comments here, she decided it'd be safer not to ring the number, just in case it's dodgy.

My daughter got a letter saying my granddaughter could take part in something. She did what it said and entered the access code. Then all my granddaughter’s info showed up without her needing to enter anything else. The only thing it asked was how many adults and kids lived at our place. Hopefully that’s useful. We tried looking it up but couldn’t find any info to tell if it was a scam or legit.

Got this letter addressed to me today, but I couldn’t locate the website online when I wanted to do the test. I tried ringing the phone number given, but it was always busy. Seems dodgy to me, so I’m not botherin’ with it at all now.

Got a letter through the post today. Same as many, nothing came up on Google or others when I tried searching. Eventually rang Ipsos Mori themselves and was told to put the website address straight into the browser's address bar instead of searching for it. Took me a couple of tries but then it loaded. So yeah, it’s proper and not some kind of scam. Fingers crossed this info helps. They need volunteers for these tests to see how the virus is spreading.

Not entirely certain, but it might be a scam. Got a letter inviting me to take part in some Covid-19 testing research back on 12.5.2020. The letter told me to sign up on a website, but I couldn’t track it down on a couple of search engines. They also offered a freephone number to call instead. Tried ringing earlier, but I just got an automated message telling me to call back after 5pm. I’d suggest being careful about sharing any info on that number unless you’ve double checked that it’s legit.

The phone number has been constantly showing up, but no one ever actually calls me back.

I got a letter about some covid 19 study that’s looking for people to test. It told me to sign up using a code on a website but when I tried entering it, the code wasn’t recognised at all. The number on the letter matches this one. I haven’t called it though since it seems fishy and could be a scam.