28th September 2022: Our members report two scams received on their mobile phones over the last two days. The first is a variation on a theme similar to that we have reported before. It is supposedly a text from a son/daughter to a parent asking for the latter to make contact via Whatsapp. This is a scam, ignore it!
Check it out if you are uncertain. Contact your offspring using an established number, ideally by land line. The second is a scam by text around the Energy Bill Support Scheme asking for the recipient to make contact through a supplied link. The Government website actually warns against any such contact stating that the implementation of the scheme is automatic and that any contact should thus be regarded as a scam.
Hence two scam attempts received in the community that are no doubt geared to eliciting bank details. Screen grabs from the recipients mobile phones are shown below for your information.