The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & EntertainmentHMRC sending letters to pensioners who must pay back £300 Winter Fuel Payment
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/hmrc-sending-letters-pensioners-who-36765537
Two groups of pensioners must claim £300 from DWP before March deadline
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/two-groups-pensioners-must-claim-36694892
'This Scandinavian heater warms up my room in moments and saves me hundreds'
DWP four reasons you might have to pay back Winter Fuel Payment
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-four-reasons-you-might-36309858
CitizensAdviceEL⚠️ Winter Fuel Payment Scam Warning ⚠️
If you receive a text message about Winter Fuel Payments, it’s a scam.
You do not need to register or apply…these payments are made automatically!
Find out more ⤵️
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pensioners-warned-to-stay-alert-as-winter-fuel-payment-scams-surge-by-over-150 #WinterFuelPayment #Scams #UK #Lancashire #CitizensAdvice
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇Germany was not the only non-US country represented in the #LoggerEIO #smishing attack (so far).
There was one version of a page claiming to be the Spanish highway authority, Dirección General del Tráfico (DGT), that warns you owe a 100 Euro fine (multa) for some kind of driving infraction you committed, that must be paid within 24 hours.
More recently, I spotted a flood of pages that claim to be from the UK government's Winter Fuel Payment program. The real program helps impoverished people not freeze to death in winter by subsidizing the high cost of heating. But this page simply wants your credit card to "test" charge your card for £1 on the promise that you'll get up to £300.
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#smishing #phishing #roadtoll #HighwayRobbery #WinterFuelPayment #UK #spain #espana #Netcraft #NetcraftConfirmsIt #NetcraftResearch #Germany
Millions of pensioners may owe HMRC £300
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/millions-pensioners-owe-hmrc-300-36028157
State pensioners born before this exact date to get £100 Winter Fuel Payment boost
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/state-pensioners-born-before-exact-36019926
Winter Fuel Payment dates and amounts due for pensioners - full list
dugtrio3426 at KillBaitUK Government's Winter Fuel Payment Cuts Reversed Following Backlash
The number of people receiving winter fuel payments dropped significantly to 1.3 million last year due to controversial cuts made by the government. The winter fuel payment, which helps pensioners with their energy bills during the colder months, had previously been provided to about 11 million peop... [More info]