Scammers are targeting customers of collapsed energy suppliers, study shows

Looking to exploit the cost of living crisis, fraudsters are posing as debt collectors acting on behalf of victims

Scammers are attempting to exploit the cost of living crisis by targeting consumers whose energy supplier has collapsed, analysis by Which? has found.

Former customers of bust suppliers including Solarplicity, Future Energy and Northumbria Energy have been singled out by fraudsters attempting to exploit the confusion caused by the companies' failures, the consumer group said.