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The British authorities intend to suppress the sale of devices that allegedly protect against the harmful effects of 5G using "quantum technologies." The scammers decided to enrich themselves at the expense of conspiracy theorists who believe that 5G technologies are used to harm human health and lives (in particular, to spread the coronavirus). Despite the lack of evidence of a link between the construction of 5G stations and the COVID-19 pandemic, UK residents have even set cell towers on fire in an effort to "stop the coronavirus."
It is precisely such categorically-minded citizens that the scammers are targeting. For £ 300 (more "advanced" variants cost over £ 900) they offer USB flash drives called 5GBioShield, ostensibly using a "catalytic converter" to protect against "harmful frequencies".
According to the site where you can order the device, the "neutralizer" allows "to protect the home and family thanks to a holographic nanolayer catalytic converter, which can be carried around or placed near a smartphone or any other device that emits an electromagnetic field."
The specialists of the information security company Pen Test Partners disassembled the device and found that it is the most ordinary USB flash drive that can be bought for a penny from any Chinese electronics seller. The specialists, of course, did not find any "nanolayer neutralizer" inside 5GBioShield.
However, the device is heavily touted by Glastonbury City Council 5G committee member Toby Hall. “We use it and it helps us a lot,” Hall said.
Trade Standards, a UK consumer protection organization, are currently working with the London Police's anti-fraud unit to shut down a site that sells fraudulent devices.