German are facing a different type of scam during the pandemic: fax spam

Long after the advent of email and document scanners killed off the fax machine in many countries, the technology lives on in Germany, where thousands now get coronavirus fax spam. — dpa

While the rest of the planet is dealing with spam calls and emails, Germans are struggling with perhaps the quaintest of technological problems during the pandemic: fax spam.

1980's technology owners across Germany have made thousands of complaints about unsolicited faxes advertising rapid coronavirus tests and face masks, according to the Federal Network Agency responsible for the telecommunications industry.