Which? Shorts podcast: scammers cash in on the energy crisis

From fake energy bill refunds to phoney government grants, listen as we show how to spot and avoid these scams.

Scammers are taking advantage of the rising cost of energy bills to target us with a raft of new scams, so episode 11 of Which? Shorts helps you avoid getting caught out. 

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In this episode, read by Harry Kind, Faye Lipson looks at how a 57% increase in energy bills since 2019 has led to scammers trying to exploit our desire to cut costs. We look at how you can spot and avoid these scams.

We’ll bring you new episodes of the Which? Shorts podcast each Wednesday, all hosted by our team of journalists.  

You can download a full transcript of episode 11 of Which? Shorts here.

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