euclid Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Today I received two very authentic looking e-mails..one from TV Licencing /TV Licensing Payment Return Confirmation.. saying..To Quote :- You have received this email to be notified that gov has issued a refund and you'll receive a full refund of £528.29 directly on your credit/debit card...To claim your refund, complete your request here Payment Method: Online by Credit/Debit Card If you will not complete the required form you will not be able to claim your refund online. ============================== Another from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency..To Quote :- Our records show that you are not up-to-date with your vehicle tax.NlDkbzkJC? This is a reminder (V11) and a ‘last chance’ warning letter from us.NlDkbzkJC? Tax your car, motorcycle or other vehicle today to avoid unpleasant consequences. You must tax your vehicle even if you don’t have to pay anything, for example if you’re exempt because you’re disabled... Before you start NlDkbzkJC? You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not renew your vehicle tax. You’ll need the number plate (registration number) of the vehicle.NlDkbzkJC? .. The first really is a joke...no-one receives money back for a tv licence..although some elderly people could be conned...and the scammers still need to learn English properly...The second could quite easily con someone into thinking the RFL is due especially since dispaying the disc ended.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProperBrew Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 You would probably get it delivered by post, not email though, and I would always suggest people contact the company about these kinds of things before doing anything, that way, you know for sure if it's fake or not! Also, I don't think they'd use language like "unpleasant consequences" in an email about vehicle tax, it sounds like they are going to send the mob round to kneecap you if you don't pay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 The first really is a joke...no-one receives money back for a tv licence You do if you cancel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 You do if you cancel. Not £500+ though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossway Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Not £500+ though. Today’s Money Saving Expert dot com email says that if you’re in your early nineties and have (mistakenly) paid for a licence since 2000 you could theoretically claim up to £2500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Makes a change from the guy in Uganda wanting to put 1 million dollars in to my acount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Mentioned here https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/alert-fake-tv-licensing-email-doing-the-rounds-in-bid-to-steal-sheffield-residents-bank-account-details-1-9402784/amp?__twitter_impression=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euclid Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Also, I don't think they'd use language like "unpleasant consequences" in an email about vehicle tax, it sounds like they are going to send the mob round to kneecap you if you don't pay... nice one :hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Two in one day? You might find this useful: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/07/world/data-broker-suckers-lists-invs/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Today I received two very authentic looking e-mails..one from TV Licencing /TV Licensing Payment Return Confirmation.. saying..To Quote :- You have received this email to be notified that gov has issued a refund and you'll receive a full refund of £528.29 directly on your credit/debit card...To claim your refund, complete your request here Payment Method: Online by Credit/Debit Card If you will not complete the required form you will not be able to claim your refund online. ============================== Another from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency..To Quote :- Our records show that you are not up-to-date with your vehicle tax.NlDkbzkJC? This is a reminder (V11) and a ‘last chance’ warning letter from us.NlDkbzkJC? Tax your car, motorcycle or other vehicle today to avoid unpleasant consequences. You must tax your vehicle even if you don’t have to pay anything, for example if you’re exempt because you’re disabled... Before you start NlDkbzkJC? You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not renew your vehicle tax. You’ll need the number plate (registration number) of the vehicle.NlDkbzkJC? .. The first really is a joke...no-one receives money back for a tv licence..although some elderly people could be conned...and the scammers still need to learn English properly...The second could quite easily con someone into thinking the RFL is due especially since dispaying the disc ended.... About learning to speak English, two different investigative TV shows over here have tracked down scammers in Nigeria, Mumbai and a couple of other locations far away from Canada. Some of these people are nothing more than telemarketing people who are moonlighting on telephone scams, others do it for a living. One thing is for sure there are lots of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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