A new text scam is being used by callous crooks to try and trick people into handing over their personal and financial information by pretending to be from the UK Government. The dangerous scam tells people they need to apply for the £400 energy rebate, which is set to start being deducted from millions of bills across the country from next month.
The £400 energy rebate discount will be made automatically - nobody needs to apply for it.
The UK Government guidance on the real energy rebate page warns that if you get a message asking for your bank details, it could be a scam - if you get the text, do not click on the link as it takes you to a clone of the Energy Bills Support Scheme page on GOV.UK, with the addition of a ‘Start now’ button, which has been created by the cybercriminals.
