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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lizzie Dearden

Scammers ‘exploiting cost of living crisis to steal money and information’

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Scammers are exploiting people’s concerns over the cost of living crisis to steal money and personal information, officials have warned.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part of intelligence agency GCHQ, revealed that some of the most common scams taken down in 2022 included phishing emails and messages from groups impersonating the government, HMRC and the energy regulator Ofgem.

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