A SCAM falsely offering council taxpayers a rebate in return for account details has been exposed.
The Valuation Office Agency has claimed crooks posing as council officials have called vulnerable people across the country to offer thousands of pounds, but have asked for bank account details to refund the money.
The government body said people should report such calls to the police, and that they would never ask people for financial details.
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