Warning after scam text messages sent to East Devon residents

East Devon District Council is warning residents to be on the lookout for fraudulent text messages.

The warning comes after the council was contacted by a resident who had been sent a message informing him that he was due a 'huge refund' on his council tax.

The council has confirmed that the message was fake and has now issued a warning to residents.

A spokesperson for East Devon District Council said: "One of our Customer Services Advisors has taken a call from a resident who has received a text message saying he was due a huge refund from his council tax.

"The message told him to click on this link: "citycouncils-tax-gov". We advised him to delete the message and not to click on the link as we believe it's a scam.

"So if you receive a similar message please delete it and do not click on any links – the council will always write to you on council tax matters."