Money-saving expert issues scam warning to Waspi women

DERBYSHIRE WOMAN ASKED FOR COPIES OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND BANK DETAILS

- By VICKY SHAW

MONEY-SAVING expert Martin Lewis is warning older women affected by state pension changes about fake compensation websites which may encourage them to hand over their personal information.

Fraudulent websites are claiming that compensation is available, Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigners said.

Bogus websites may request personal details from 1950s-born women, make the false claim that a compensation scheme has been announced, or even try to give the impression that they are connected with Mr Lewis.

Waspi said that one woman in Derbyshire reported that she had been asked to provide copies of her birth certificate and bank details through an online form, before realising it was a scam.

Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert, said: "The word scammers underplays the danger, of what are often organised criminal gangs using psychologically adept tactics to steal from people."