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Fraud is warning the public about a sharp rise in reports relating to fake
emails purporting to be from Ofgem, the independent energy regulator for Great
Britain. The emails claim that the recipient is due a rebate payment as part of
a government scheme and provides links for the recipient to follow in order to
apply for the rebate. The links in the emails lead to malicious websites
designed to steal personal and financial information.
Between
Monday 22nd August 2022 and Monday 5th September 2022, a total of 1,567
phishing emails related to this scam have been reported via the Suspicious
Email Reporting Service (SERS). All the emails display the
email subject header “Claim your bill rebate now”. Offenders are using the
Ofgem brand logo and colours to make the emails look as authentic as possible.
However, the emails ask recipients to “apply for an energy bill rebate before
September 2020”, which is what prompted many recipients to realise the emails
weren’t genuine.
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