West Mercia Police is warning residents to think twice if they receive a fraudulent text claiming to offer energy bill support from the UK Government.
Fraudsters, pretending to be from the government, are taking advantage of rising energy prices.
The text messages tell recipients that they are eligible to apply for a discounted energy bill as part of the Energy Bills Support Scheme.Suspicious text messages can be forwarded to 7726, for free.The £400 energy rebate scheme, initially announced in February as a £200 payment, will see households with a domestic electricity account receive a non-repayable grant of £400 between October and March.
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