Thursday, 19 September 2024

'Annual living allowance' text scam

Fraudsters are attempting to steal personal information using a phoney 'annual living allowance' text and website. With an imitation of the government's Cost of Living Payments scheme, this scam includes a link to a very convincing copycat government website.

Find out what this scam looks like, what the cost of living payment is and how you qualify for it.

Avoid dodgy copycat websites

Source: Which? (18 Sep 2024)

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