Martin Lewis has issued a scam warning to UK households.
The finance guru fronted today's edition of Good Morning Britain alongside Susanna Reid. The Money Saving Expert is fronting the ITV news programme on Mondays to issue financial advice to people amid the cost-of-living crisis.
The government has announced households across the UK will receive a £400 payment to help with soaring energy bills. However, Martin warned viewers to be be vigilant as scammers claiming to be from the government are messaging people about the payment.
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He said: "If you are contacted about the £66 a month, £400 winter electricity payment, you will be contacted by your energy firm, to give you info about it.
"You will not be asked to fill in any details. You should not fill in any details. If somebody asks you for details, even if it's look like Gov.uk - or it looks like it is, it really isn't. It is trying to scam you and get your details to data mine you or break into your bank account.
"Don't touch them, don't open them, don't look at them. Just delete them. Simple as that. Your own firm will contact you but it will not be contacting you for you to do anything. It will just be giving you information."
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