DVLA phishing email

[TringSaint]

Just had this come through which I know to be a phishing email but looks very good:

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED EMAIL - Please do not replyas emails received at this address cannot be respondedto.

Welcome,

We are writing to inform you that your recent vehicle taxpayment was unsuccessful. This may be due tooutdated or changed billing information associated withyour account.

To avoid penalties or disruption of services, we kindlyask you to update your payment details as soon aspossible.

Important: Failure to update your vehicle tax paymentmay result in a fine of up to £1,000 or your accountbeing referred to a debt collection agency.

To update your payment details, please visit thefollowing link:
Xxxxxx

For more information about DVLA Direct Debit: xxxxxxx

General information about driving and vehicle-relatedservices can be found at: xxxxx

I have removed all of the links to the bogus sites and have checked the tax status for both of my cars and they are fine (hence why I know it’s a fake) but pls do pass this on to family and friends as it’s very convincing and could easily result in someone losing their money.

Thx
Steve

 

[8x57]

I received a similar email a few days ago, I knew it was a scam immediately as I haven't had a vehicle registered to me for some years.

P.S. I also regularly receive emails purporting to be from British Telecom informing me that I need to change my log in details. I've never ever had an account with B.T.

 

[HonestJohn]

It’s like when a company calls and asks ‘is this Bill Jackson’ (or other), and you reply, who is calling? And they say, sorry, we can’t discuss any further before we e gone through security that’s when I tell them to F off, and with a laughing smile too

 

[Puds]

Phishing emails are normally easy to spot due to the plethora of spelling and grammatical errors.

 

[opticron1]

Phishing emails are normally easy to spot due to the plethora of spelling and grammatical errors.

There's a few members on here that would be stuffed then!

 

[TringSaint]

Phishing emails are normally easy to spot due to the plethora of spelling and grammatical errors.

Indeed - that was why I had to validate this one. Even doing my usual trick of hitting reply to expose the real incoming senders email address didn’t show it to be a scam message. The only issues with the text are the missing spaces and some slightly odd phrasing, but other than that it looked, at first glance, as a genuine email.

All of the links looked real too (didn’t click on them of course!!).
Definitely one of the most realistic I have seen for a long time.

 

[HonestJohn]

There's a few members on here that would be stuffed then!

There ‘are’

 

[kenbro]

Indeed - that was why I had to validate this one. Even doing my usual trick of hitting reply to expose the real incoming senders email address didn’t show it to be a scam message. The only issues with the text are the missing spaces and some slightly odd phrasing, but other than that it looked, at first glance, as a genuine email.

All of the links looked real too (didn’t click on them of course!!).
Definitely one of the most realistic I have seen for a long time.

Please tell me that you didn’t for one second think that was legit!!!!
Kb.

 

[TringSaint]

Please tell me that you didn’t for one second think that was legit!!!!
Kb.

Thanks Ken - helpful as always!!

As I say, if you see the email address reversed and all of the links then it did look quite convincing.
Also reading it on a phone hid some of the errors, plus one of my car tax renewals was last month.
So, yes, it did look convincing at first but soon worked out it was fake, as I do with all phishing emails.

I didn’t have to post it on here as a warning to others btw. No everyone is tech savvy and has the ability to check without blindly clicking! Maybe share it with an elderly relative, as they are the ones most likely to get caught out.

 

[kenbro]

Phishing emails are normally easy to spot due to the plethora of spelling and grammatical errors.

You mean like this one?
Kb

 

[B&W FOX]

That email was only sent to Volvo driver's