With many families continuing to face increased costs of living, people are being reminded about the rising number of text, email and online scams. Trading Standards officers are warning people about two scams in particular.
Cost of living payments scam
In the cost of living payments scam, the message claims people are eligible for cost of living payments and asks for their bank details via a link. This is a scam and government agencies will never ask for peoples bank details for council funding.
Winter fuel eligibility scam
In the winter fuel eligibility scam, this fake text pretends to be from the Home Office regarding winter heating subsidies. Benefits like this are managed by the Department for Work and Pensions, who will never contact people this way. This is a trick to steal people's personal information and bank account details.
Both scams include dangerous links and officers are warning people not to click them. These texts are scams designed to steal personal details.
