The energy regulator has warned about energy scams, including a recent case where a fake website pretending to be Ofgem offered energy bill rebates in exchange for direct debit details

The total amount will be split into six different payments with the first due in October

The regulator has called on suppliers to update their websites to protect customers against these scams

Hundreds of customers have received scam emails claiming to be from Ofgem asking for bank details

Email claims customers will face court action and disconnection

Customers in the age group of over 55s are most likely to be targeted by phone, according to new research

Dr Ehsan Abdi-Jalebi has been jailed for four years following a National Crime Agency investigation

They targeted 1,500 elderly, retired and vulnerable people over more than two years

The management teams of two companies running carbon credit scams have been banned from trading. The disqualifications follow an Insolvency Service investigation into their fraudulent selling of voluntary emission reductions (VERs), a type of carbon credit, to members of the public as an investment. Both companies lied about the nature of the VERs they were selling, which are intended to be retired by businesses or individuals to […]

A major network which sold carbon credits to the public for investment has been shut down. According to the Insolvency Service, a total of 19 companies were involved in a boiler room scam, selling “well over” five million carbon credits to the public for more than £36 million. A carbon credit is a certificate or […]