Nearly three quarters of people living in the North East have been targeted by scammers as the cost-of-living crisis bites. As Citizens Advice and the Consumer Protection Partnership launched their annual Scams Awareness campaign, it was revealed that 73% of people have been targeted by a scammer so far this year - a 14% increase compared to this time last year.
Citizens Advice Newcastle has seen a range of different cost-of-living scam tactics, from emails claiming to be from Ofgem asking for bank details to get the £400 energy rebate to claims that the Government is giving £200,000 out at random to people who are of pension age, disabled or on a low income.
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