Phishy calls and emails play on energy cost increase fears

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 09:41:12 +0000

We take a look at a wave of scams involving people’s fears of increasing energy prices, and how to avoid being caught out.

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