We’ve heard reports that fraudsters are telephoning people, pretending to be from their local council, to con them into providing their bank details.
The callers refer to the government’s £150 council tax rebate, which was recently introduced to help people with their rising energy bills.
Posing as a local council, they ask the person for their bank details. Our Trading Standards team flagged the scam this week. They said:
“It’s a scam. Councils would never cold call and ask for your bank details to make the payment. Never give your bank details to a cold caller.”
For more information about the rebate, visit GOV.UK – Council tax rebate factsheet.