COL Energy bill scam.

peteuk

I received this text this morning…

GOV-UK: According to our records, you are owed £400 under the new discounted Energy Bill Scheme. Please visit my-energy-bill-online.com

I assume it to be a scam (happy to be told otherwise) but I am aware that some would happily click the link in good faith.

GrumpyDil

Clearly a scam site made to look like a UK gov site. 

Foward the text on to 7726 if you are able to. 

https://www.gov.uk/report-suspicious-emails-websites-phishing

tifo

seems like a scam, and website was reg'd yesterday ....  https://www.whois.com/whois/my-energy-bill-online.com

prowla

My energy provider (Shell) emailed me the following:

What is the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS)?
The EBSS means that all UK households will receive £400 towards their electricity bills. You’ll see this as a monthly discount on your energy.
You’ll receive your £400 in six monthly payments:
October     £66
November     £66
December     £67
January     £67
February     £67
March     £67
TOTAL     £400

You don’t need to apply for the discount and you won’t need to pay it back.

peteuk

Thanks for the replies, i knew it was a scam so didn’t click the link, but i know others who aren’t as scam wise or would see the £400 and hit the link.

Bigwheels1111

Any Text or email you get is a scam, even the genuine ones.

Never trust them.