Money expert Martin Lewis has warned women affected by state pension changes to “be incredibly careful” as scammers using his name encourage them to hand over personal information. Several fraudulent websites are now claiming that compensation is available for these women, Waspi campaigners say. This is despite work and pensions minister Liz Kendall explicitly ruling out a government-backed compensation scheme in December, disregarding a recommendation from an independent watchdog to do so. Standing for ‘Women Against State Pension Inequality,’ the campaign group advocates for support for women who were born in the 1950s and say they did not get adequate warnings about changes to the state pension. The bogus websites are requesting 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...