A FAKE message pretending to be from the Basingstoke Gazette is being sent via WhatsApp and on Twitter, suggesting there is a confirmed case of the coronavirus in the area.
The message reads ‘Basingstoke Gazette: Basingstoke and North Hampshire hospital have confirmed a case of coronavirus within the area. Check to follow updates’.
It includes a link to click on for further information.
However, the post then links to a graphic photograph of a naked man with his genitalia on show.
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