The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) at City of London Police, which is the national policing lead on fraud, has also identified a rising trend of fraudsters promising energy bill and council tax rebates, or otherwise encouraging people to apply for a “cost-of-living payment”, in a way that mimics genuine government support packages.įor example, in the two weeks to 5 August, more than 1,500 reports were made to the Suspicious Emails Reporting Service (Sers) about scam emails pretending to be legitimate rebates from UK energy regulator Ofgem. ![]() ![]() It also found that, of those who replied or clicked on a link, 11% provided information that could be used by fraudsters – equating to roughly 80,000 people. Published on 26 September, the report found that while only 3% of suspected phishing message recipients replied or clicked on a link, this equated to roughly 700,000 people across England and Wales.
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