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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.
From: BRITISHGAS <support@ektown.jp>Date: 13 July 2019 at 09:21:31 BSTSubject: Over-payment Return #058938http://lotto109.com/dingBritish GasWe'll send you emails from now on We'll send you emails from now onHelloBRITISH GAS WANTS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN OVER-PAYMENT REFUND OF £453 GBPOur 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.Register your account Continue to your accountIf you manage your account online, you’ll be able to:Book an engineer and manage your appointmentsJoin Rewards Continue to your accountAdd Rewards to your online account and get little extras for being with usGet exciting giveaways, such as free energy with Loyalty Days.Visit Rewards Visit Rewards
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
We'll send you emails from now on We'll send you emails from now on
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.
Register your account Continue to your account
If you manage your account online, you’ll be able to:
Book an engineer and manage your appointments
Join Rewards Continue to your account
Add Rewards to your online account and get little extras for being with us
Get exciting giveaways, such as free energy with Loyalty Days.
Visit Rewards Visit Rewards
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I received the message today - March 25th 2020 so this scam is still going round.We were not British Gas customers during the time quoted (2018-2020)
29 November 2019 14.29Just had an attempted scam. Reduction in Homecare bill as we had not made a claim. Female caller had name and address and detail of our Homecare account. Hung up when she advised that there would be a follow up call from the "Implementation Team". Advised police non emergency number. Call came from 020 347 69808.
"From: Customer Support Date: 22/08/2019 10:16 (GMT 00:00)Subject: BRITISH GAS: Over-payment Return #841274717 08/22/2019British GasView this email onlineWe'll send you emails from now on We'll send you emails from now onHello,BRITISH GAS WANTS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN OVER-PAYMENT REFUND OF £467.20 GBPOur 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..."Here is another scam.