The Flemish agency 'Uitbetaling Groeipakket' has informed us today of a fraudulent e-mail that seems to come from the government and that promises an intervention of 135 € via the 'Groeipakket' for the 'electricity and natural gas support'. This information is not correct and the e-mail does not originate from the Agency. The link in the email appears to refer to Groeipakket website but in reality leads to a fraudulent website. See the image below.
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