Scammers may use the recovery process as a hook to use texts, emails and phone calls to target people, HM Revenue and Customs ...

Scammers may contact pensioners pretending to be from HMRC, and trick them into paying back their winter fuel payment.

Around two million pensioners with an income above £35,000 face having up to £300 reclaimed through tax changes, but fraudsters are already targeting older people with fake messages.

HMRC warns pensioners of Winter Fuel Payment scams — fake letters, calls and texts; HMRC never asks for bank details.

Pensioners warned of HMRC Winter Fuel Payment scams as nearly 2 million must repay due to income over £35,000. Use GOV.UK to check ...

The warning comes after a huge change to the system last year.