Hello all. Not 30 minutes ago I got a text from what seems to be NHS Scotland Trace and Protect Service. Saying that "I have been identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid19 And I should self isolate". Now this has really got me all worked up in a panic. But I'm unsure if this is a scam or a mistake text because the text does not say my name instead it starts with "Dear null,"

I do not have the app installed but I know past few days ago I did have to go to the hospital for a checkup, I broke my shoulder back in June and have been keeping checkups ever 2/3 months. I did take a private taxi there but I was wearing a face mask and the driver was too. And the day after that I had to go to the store to get food but again I wore a face mask and didn't talk to anybody.

I was trying to look it up cause I have read that there have been scammers trying to abuse the service but sending fake texts to vulnerable people. On the text there is nothing about buying kits or asking me for bank details. The text has links too what is the gov.scot website as well as booking a test if I develop symptoms which I haven't clicked.

The text also says I will be contacted by an 0800 number which hasn't phoned yet.

I just hope that it was some sort of auto id mistake or a bad scam that was trying to sucker me in. But I do need to know if anyone else has recieved these kind of texts cause I want to believe if it was legit the text would have my name rather than saying Dear null.

Thanks.