Fradulant Email from "DVLA"
I received this email supposedly to be from the DVLA this morning:
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I have spoken to DVLA, they are aware scammers are using their name and addresses to try and get bank details from unsuspecting victims and are "taking steps" to try to resolve the issue (but they can't tell me what these steps are). Please be vigilant people and don't trust emails from anyone unless you are expecting them! |
Thanks for the heads up, I get similar emails from time to time from so-called Natwest / Barclays where they want your account details etc etc. I keep forwarding them onto the banks but I still get them!
Despite that I'd never trust the DVLA with a direct debit anyway! |
Not seen one of them as yet but get a ton of phishing emails at work on a daily basis with invoices to pay etc. I do wonder what sort of person carries out this type of thing and why they do it.
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If they are that clever, I dont know why the dont work for a IT Company and earn a honest wage.
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Apparently most of these emails are deliberately badly worded and contain spelling mistakes so that if they get a reply the scammer knows they have a very good target... Then they will hit said target with the heavy stuff.
Oh and Peter... Honest wage makes them nowhere near as much money as this does. Think about it like this: Send out 10 million emails, 0.1% respond parting with their hard earned cash - How much money has scammer just made for hardly any effort? probably tens of thousands of pounds!! That is only one campaign, now with modern technology one person in his bedroom can send out thousands of campaigns a minute using templates etc... If each one has the same results (or even similar) as above, the mind boggles at the cash flow figures for pretty much no work load. Now, do this from a country that has no extradition treaty and where this practice is not unlawful (there are a few) and suddenly you have to ask yourself... why the hell do I work?? lol - For the record I do have an honest job and would never spam or scam anyone! |
The link in that email is a dead giveaway imo, but they look very convincing.
I've had a few from the Inland Revenue which also look very convincing, the wording in them is the clue, calling themselves revenue agents, that's not a term used in the UK. |
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