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I received the fake bill below supposedly from British Gas but the customer reference number is NOT mine. I have also forwarded the email to British Gas/Centrica's email address: phishing@centrica.com to alert them of this scam.
From: British GasSent: 08 April 2020 12:45Subject: Important information about your outstanding billbkgtopThis email is about: Your unpaid British Gas billdotted linePlease add britishgas.co.uk to your safe senders list or address booklogoYour Customer ReferenceNumber#8820 1663 9461Products & services Smarter Living Help & advice Your accountgradient-barYour billis still overdue and needs payingHelloWe sent you a gas bill for £18.41, and we still haven't received payment. If you've paid it in the last five days, please ignore this email. To see if your payment has cleared you can check your account.NextstepsIf we do not receive a payment or hear from you in the next two days and we have to contact you again, you will be charged £140 to cover our reasonable costsIf we have to visit your property to collect this debt you will be charged £540If the debt remains unpaid we plan to obtain a courtwarrant to visit your home and either replace your gas meter with a pay as you go meter or disconnect your gas supply this could result in additional charges ofup to £402If your gas supply is disconnected we will charge you £750 to reconnectyour supplyPay us online now
From: British Gas
Sent: 08 April 2020 12:45
Subject: Important information about your outstanding bill
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This email is about: Your unpaid British Gas bill
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Please add britishgas.co.uk to your safe senders list or address book
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Your Customer ReferenceNumber
#8820 1663 9461
Products & services Smarter Living Help & advice Your account
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Your bill
is still overdue and needs paying
Hello
We sent you a gas bill for £18.41, and we still haven't received payment. If you've paid it in the last five days, please ignore this email. To see if your payment has cleared you can check your account.
Nextsteps
If we do not receive a payment or hear from you in the next two days and we have to contact you again, you will be charged £140 to cover our reasonable costs
If we have to visit your property to collect this debt you will be charged £540
If the debt remains unpaid we plan to obtain a courtwarrant to visit your home and either replace your gas meter with a pay as you go meter or disconnect your gas supply this could result in additional charges ofup to £402
If your gas supply is disconnected we will charge you £750 to reconnectyour supply
Pay us online now
All the link in the fake bill go to the following fake British Gas website:
