Winter fuel payment scammers already 'targeting pensioners'

Scammers are already targeting pensioners hoping to get their winter fuel payments reinstated, according to Communities Minister Gordon Lyons. The scam involves pensioners being asked for banking details under the guise of restoring payments that were stopped but have now been reinstated. Lyons labeled the scammers as "disgraceful" for preying on vulnerable individuals, emphasizing that eligible pensioners will automatically receive payments without needing to provide any information.