Bill payers have been issued an urgent warning from Action Fraud at a time where people are being asked to check their meter readings before the price hike.
Customers of all the leading energy companies – including British Gas, EDF Energy, E.ON, npower, Scottish Power and SSE – have been affected by a scam.
According to Action Fraud electricity or doorstep electricity meter credit scams are on the rise with it being revealed that more than 188,000 customers are said to have already fallen victim to the scam.
