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Cheshire West & Chester TS is warning about a new scam targeting older people
Posted 07 November 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|National
UPDATES: Cheshire West & Chester Trading Standards is warning pensioners about fake winter fuel payment texts that direct recipients to bogus websites and ask for personal and banking details.
Cheshire West & Chester Trading Standards has issued a warning about winter fuel scams following reports that pensioners have been targeted with text messages offering to replace the winter fuel allowance with another payment.
The bogus texts direct recipients to a website designed to trick them into handing over their personal details, including bank account information.
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