Had a weird text today DWP - Subsidy Pаyment Notificаtiоn

Lbdf
Lbdf Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
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DWP - Subsidy Pаyment Notificаtiоn

It is recоrdеd thаt you havе not yet submittеd an apрlication fоr subsidy fоr 2024-2025. Aррlicаtiоns must be cоmрlеtеd by 8 Арril 2025 tо ensure you reсеive yоur £300 аllоwаnсе оn time. Fаilure tо submit on time will rеsult in disqualifiсаtiоn.

(Then there is a link, I've had a look online however all I'm getting in return is this is a scam effecting many especially the elderly - if so... Who is giving out our numbers and details. I'm really truly concerned and do not know how to process the situation)

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,650 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Yes unfortunately that'll be a scammer so do not click on the link!

    Unfortunately it's easy for companies to buy huge databases full of peoples names, phone numbers and emails these days. So I expect the breach was not from the DWP. I myself received the same text, as did my sister, who claims no benefits at all.

  • Lbdf
    Lbdf Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener

    Thank you, thought it strange.

  • judie
    judie Online Community Member Posts: 318 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/132652/had-a-weird-text-today-dwp-subsidy-payment-notification

    I had that text at lunchtime! Luckily, like you I was highly cynical and didn't click on it, just checked on my UC journal. Nothing on there but it is unsettling. I've spent a couple of hours wondering what if it was real? Beware people!

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