UPDATED THURSDAY, 25th SEPTEMBER —
Beware!
If you get a text about "Winter Fuel Payment" it is a scam.
Winter Fuel Payments are made automatically [if eligible],
you do not need to do anything.
Report suspicious text messages by forwarding them to 7726.
For other official advice to be aware of, visit https://stopthinkfraud.campaign.gov.uk/
More locally, you can also "Sign up to receive a weekly Consumer Champions email alert" from Suffolk Trading Standards each Thursday, if you follow the link at
https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/community-and-safety/suffolk-trading-standards/become-a-consumer-champion/.
This offers very useful and up-to-date advice including, just today, the WFP advice above.
Don't have nightmares, do sleep well!
POSTED ON 14th JULY, 2025
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[This evening, my partner received a most convincing scam message purporting to come from HMRC, but with a bogus website address of gov.uk-subcb.cfd . It goes onto to request bank or credit card details. A genuine address would include strictly the characters .gov.uk/ — Webmaster]
HMRC is warning people to be on high alert for scams linked to Winter Fuel Payments after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received 15,100 reports of bogus activity last month.
Callous fraudsters have been targeting vulnerable people using texts and phishing websites. In June, HMRC acted to remove 4,600 fake websites linked to Winter Fuel Payments. The revenue body is urging people to watch out for suspect communications and to report any suspect phone calls, emails or texts via gov.uk. ...
[You can read the full article here from The Argus, an old-established Brighton & Hove newspaper which still offers free news ... ©The Argus / Newsquest]
You can report scams to HMRC here.
You can also read earlier blogs on this website about scams.
