Criminals offering fake help with fuel bills in digital wallet scam
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Urgent warning over fake fuel bill scam that steals your card details
- Criminals are using fake fuel bill assistance offers to steal card details and set up digital wallets.
- The scam involves texts and social media posts with malicious links, often disguised as help with winter heating bills or undelivered parcel notifications.
- Victims are tricked into providing one-time passcodes (OTPs), which criminals use to link the victim's card to their own digital wallet.
- This allows criminals to make online and in-store purchases using the victim's card.
- Fraud prevention bodies advise caution with unexpected offers, verifying requests with trusted sources, and reporting suspicious activity to banks and Action Fraud.