SCAM WATCH

BEWARE of fake emails purporting to be from energy watchdog Ofgem.

Action Fraud warned last week it had received 752 reports of scammers posing as the regulator in just four days. The emails claim that customers are eligible for a rebate as a result of a newly announced government scheme.

They include a link which then directs anyone who clicks on it to a fraudulent website designed to steal their personal details.

Banks and organisations such as Ofgem will never ask you to share this type of information over email or text.

If you have doubts about a message, ring or write to the company directly by using contact details on their website or any official paperwork it may have sent you.