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Free boiler? Too good to be true?

Hi. So my dad has had a visit from Green Phoenix Energy, randomly cold called on the door who has said after asking some questions he would qualify under the government for a free boiler.  Does anyone have experience on them? Know if it’s a scam or what? Seems too good to be true is all. Any thoughts? A Google doesn’t show up much other than this gov grant but unsure. Help 

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  • Martyn_H
    Martyn_H Posts: 520 Forumite
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    edited 21 February 2024 at 1:20PM
    My advice is to never deal with cold callers. If it seems to be too good to be true, then it's probably a scam. Your dad could phone his energy provider to see if he'd qualify under any scheme it might be running.
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