Tracey has been contacted by constituents reporting suspicious telephone calls who are claiming to be the Government offering them an £8,000 one-off grant. The caller claims the Government is randomly selecting people to receive this grant and demand a £250 one-off payment deposit to unlock the funds, which can be made via the Post Office.

A simple Google search shows that others around the country have received such scam calls.

Tracey has reported this to the Police and is warning constituents not to partake in such deals and to be very cautious of these scam calls.