Beware of these gas and electricity scams

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Four big gas and electricity scams to avoid this winter

If it looks too good to be true, it usually is. An especially valid mantra if the ?it? in question involves saving cash on your gas and electricity bill.

But nevertheless, hordes of us fall for energy scams every year. Even worse, one of the newest tricks doing the rounds could cost you a lot more than just your hard-earned pennies.

1. Bogus energy-saving gadgets
It emerged last week that telephone fraudsters have been targeting elderly people by offering them bogus and potentially hazardous energy-saving devices.

The scammers say they are from either the victim?s energy supplier or a partner and claim the ?99 plug-in gadgets can slash 40% from utility bills. But in reality the devices deliver no practical savings and could result in fire or even electrocution.

The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) is currently dealing with over 200 complaints about these fake goods.

Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or Home | Action Fraud or get in touch with Consumer Direct on 0845 4040506. They should also contact their bank to cancel any direct debits and, if a device has been received, dispose of it carefully.



In short avoid door-to-door sales

[Claire1980]

thanks for the heads up

[bobwill]

I get scamed every time I get my gas and electric bill

[Meat-Head]

I get scamed every time I get my gas and electric bill

do a search by kalipo - see what he does - class

[Kalipo]

do a search by kalipo - see what he does - class

Yes, not paid for gas and electric now for 12 months .. and i get no bills.. nor debt collectors..

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Originally Posted by Kalipo
Yes, not paid for gas and electric now for 12 months .. and i get no bills.. nor debt collectors..



It happened to a similar friend of mine, they kept an eye on him for a year then suddenly 0ne early morning when he was pulling his blanket in bed he was waken with a big bang.

~~~~ing bailiffs with gas engineers came inside the house and took the gas meter with an unlimited bill and told him to pay.

No gas meter unless you pay the bill, finally he moved to Lanark, never heard of him.

[Kalipo]

Originally Posted by Kalipo
Yes, not paid for gas and electric now for 12 months .. and i get no bills.. nor debt collectors..



It happened to a similar friend of mine, they kept an eye on him for a year then suddenly 0ne early morning when he was pulling his blanket in bed he was waken with a big bang.

~~~~ing bailiffs with gas engineers came inside the house and took the gas meter with an unlimited bill and told him to pay.

No gas meter unless you pay the bill, finally he moved to Lanark, never heard of him.

That's different, i forward all my utilities to an empty house.. so.. the empty house would get its meters changed not mine..

I'm not going to explain how i do it again.. because its boring and i've posted it too many times. But i will say that over that time the provider is changed 6 monthly.. to stop the meter getting changed and baliffs coming.. Too stop them the taught of trespass is removed.

My mate has done it for 34 months and never ever paid in that time..

I got my gas and electric bill on thursday, says i owe them ?0 nothing hahaha.