With the cost of living on the rise, many households are struggling to make ends meet now more than ever - but people have been urged to be on the lookout for criminals capitalising on the crisis.
The first instalment of a £650 cost of living payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) began arriving in bank accounts today , with around eight million low income households qualifying for the extra support. But some fraudsters are using the payments in order to trick people into parting with their cash.
Martin Lewis’ website MoneySavingExpert has issued a warning when it comes to receiving messages claiming to be from DWP. They have also told people to be wary of anyone who gets in touch claiming to be the local council or energy regulator Ofgem as two other sophisticated scams continue to make the rounds.
