heating and insulation after a series of green energy and efficiency scams. These include:

Energy grant scams where the scammers say that they will save money on energy bills or increase the value of a house. An example is a company that says it is working in partnership with a charitable organisation to offer grants for the installation of new double glazing. A scam website then includes a link to apply for a 'double glazing grant'. After filling this in, they are typically called and offered an appointment to carry out a 'free' survey of their existing windows and doors. During this visit, a salesperson often provides misleading information about the availability of grants.

Insulation scams that give misleading information about the safety of householders' insulation. They have targeted properties with fibreglass insulation, as well as properties where spray foam insulation has recently been installed. Traders who originally misled consumers into having spray foam insulation installed may now be contacting them under another business name and saying they are due to have an inspection carried out as part of their warranty. This leads to the insulation being deemed ‘unsafe’ and a cost for replacement of perfectly good insulation.

Energy scams. There have been reports of doorstep scammers who say they work for an energy company and try to gain entry to people's properties. One cold caller even claimed he was working on behalf of the organisers of COP26 to gather information for ECO (Energy Company Obligation) Reports!

Scammers have also impersonated Scottish Gas, saying they are carrying out tariff checks on addresses that might be most affected by rising energy prices. Again, they try to enter properties and ask for householder's personal details.

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