FALSE: DO NOT SHARE
CLAIM:
“The UK Government has issued a payment to all residents for £258”
ANSWER:
This is a scam and people should not respond to it.
Further Information
This is a scam to extort money from people and the police are warning people not to respond to it.
The Metropolitan Police have called this out as “scammers sending text messages such as the below to take advantage of unsuspecting members of the public at this time”.
This Is Money warns that “following the link would have likely resulted in victims handing over their bank details to fraudsters, who could subsequently use it for identity theft or to simply steal money from bank accounts”.
SOURCES
Origin of Claim
FULL TEXT OF CLAIM
URGENT: The UKGOV has issued a payment of £258 to all residents as part of its promise to battle COVID 19. TAP here https://uk-covid-19-relieve.com to apply
As Part of the NHS promise to battle the COV- 19virus ,HMRC has issued a payment of £258 as a goodwill payment. Follow link to apply hmrc-cov19.payment.estrodev.com
