The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) has issued a scam warning to millions of people across the UK . It has told people to 'beware of scam text messages claiming to be from the DWP'.

Posting on social media , the Government department urged people to be cautious of text messages claiming to be from the DWP as they may be scammers trying to steal their data or money.

It comes after Martin Lewis recently issued a warning about two new types of scams gaining in popularity on social media, with some of them using his face to trick people into giving them their data.

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Posting on X, the DWP said: "Beware of scam text messages claiming to be from @DWPgovuk. Always be careful a

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