Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg says messages asking for people to provide personal or financial details to receive support should be treated as fraudulent activity, as no applications are required.
Consumers are being warned they may be targeted by scammers as the government's energy price guarantee comes into effect.
And the Energy Price Guarantee, which will limit the amount households pay per unit of gas and electricity, will come into effect on Saturday.
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