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Scam Alerts Issued For Isle Of Wight This Week

A worrying scam from Action Fraud has issued for the Isle of Wight this morning (Monday).

Action Fraud is warning the public about a sharp rise in reports relating to fake emails purporting to be from Ofgem, the independent energy regulator for Great Britain.

The emails claim the recipient is due a rebate payment as part of a government scheme and provides links for the recipient to follow in order to apply for the rebate.

The links in the emails lead to malicious websites designed to steal personal and financial information.

All the emails display the email subject header “Claim your bill rebate now”.

Offenders are using the Ofgem brand logo and colours to make the emails look as authentic as possible.

However, the emails ask recipients to “apply for an energy bill rebate before September 2020”, which is what prompted many recipients to realise the emails weren’t genuine.

We are all struggling at the moment and it might be tempting to try to claim a rebate but DON’T engage this is a SCAM.

We have also been told that delivery scam texts are doing the rounds again they are requesting a shipping fee and asking you to click on a link — these are phishing scams designed to take your details which will be sold on to scammers around the world.

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