Alert: Energy Rebate Scam
A new scam has been developed to take advantage of vulnerable and struggling households.
Fraudsters are now calling up individuals and asking for bank details to receive the council tax rebate - a £150 payment promised to many council tax payers expected to be paid around the end of April.
The council will never call you up and ask for your bank details for this payment over the phone. If you are in doubt about how genuine a call, text, or email is then call up the organisation yourself and check.
If you think you have been targeted by one of these fraudsters, you can report the scam to Action Fraud.