The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has this week issued a warning, following a series of scams circulating to people about Cost of Living payments. It comes as the second payment of £324 for eligible customers receiving tax credits lands in bank accounts this week.
In its tweet, the DWP said: "Watch out for scammers targeting people about #CostOfLiving payments. If you're eligible you do not need to apply for the payment, you do not need to call us, payment to you is automatic, we will never ask for personal details by SMS or email."
Just last week, the DWP also warned customers to be "fraud aware" and to protect personal details at all times, adding that information "could be used by criminals to commit benefit and other fraud". It shared a link to the official Action Fraud website and those commenting pleaded with the DWP to continue to spread these messages "to help those most vulnerable".
