Scammers are sending out fake "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" emails like the one below. The fake emails are phishing scam that contains links to fake and cloned British Gas websites. Now, any attempts to sign into the fake websites will result in the visitors' account credentials being sent to the cybercriminals. Once the cybercriminals have gotten the stolen credentials, they will gain access to the accounts and use them fraudulently. Therefore, British Gas customers who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their password and contact British Gas for help.
A "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing Scam
From: BRITISHGAS <support@ektown.jp>
Date: 13 July 2019 at 09:21:31 BST
Subject: Over-payment Return #058938
http://lotto109.com/ding
British Gas
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Hello
BRITISH GAS WANTS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN OVER-PAYMENT REFUND OF £453 GBP
Our records indicate that you have paid more than you should have for your British Gas Services from 2016-2019 and because of this reason, we have decided to refund you the total amount which you have overpaid.
This is an automatically generated email.
Please do not reply as the email address is not monitored for received mail.
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