A taxpayer was in credit but HMRC handed £2,500 over to someone impersonating them on the phone, and says they are in debt.

Fraud now accounts for most UK crime, yet government efforts remain fragmented and weak after decades of neglect.

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a warning to anyone who receives a phone call about the Warm Home Discount, as fraudsters are targeting the vulnerable ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a warning to people who may be eligible for the Warm Home Discount Scheme ...

The DWP has warned of a 150 per cent surge in Winter Fuel Payment scams, with fraudsters posing as government officials or ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging UK households to remain vigilant as a new energy bill scam is sweeping ...

Those pensioners with an income of over £35,000 who have received the Winter Fuel Payment may need to pay it back ...

The move has raised questions around eligibility, automatic deductions, and fraud prevention, with pensioners encouraged to ...

The Labour Party Government has said: "They do not need to do anything - HMRC will be in touch." The majority of pensioners ...

The DWP has confirmed that the Winter Fuel allowance will be automatically repaid if a pensioner has an income of over 35,000 ...

Short for “SMS phishing”—cyberattacks that arrive via text message— smishing refers to a particular type of spam message that ...