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TV Licence Scam

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  • Genuine TV Licence emails always include the last 3 characters of your postcode. Had some very convincing scam TV Licence emails which always miss that bit off.
  • Mine looks like this







    TVLicensing Official

    Dear

    Oops! Something went wrong with your payment.

    We're sorry to let you know that the TVLicence could not be automatically renewed.

    Renew your licence before it expires on 31 July 2020 to remain legally licensed.

    If you don't keep up with your payments, we may be forced to cancel your licence or pass your details to a debt collection agency.

    How to pay?

    Making a payment is easy - just follow the steps below:

    tvlicensing.co.uk/update

    TV Licensing details
    Exp date: 31/07/2020 0:00
    TVL No: 0397870532
    Time Remaining: (2) days
    Ref: 75393827078
    Number of Licenses: 1
    Your Personal Details
    Primary Email:
    Registration: TV37UML15
    Payment Method
    Credit Card: Visa/MasterCard
    Yes claims bonus
    Number of points 92
    Reduction: %20

    Yours sincerely.

    TVL Digital Broadcast Service Team

    nformation about your TVLicence
    Date
    7/30/2020 5:42:30 p.m.
    Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 8:00pm, Saturday: 8:30am - 4:00pm

  • Dansk_Red said:

    Mine looks like this







    TVLicensing Official

    Dear

    Oops! Something went wrong with your payment.

    We're sorry to let you know that the TVLicence could not be automatically renewed.

    Renew your licence before it expires on 31 July 2020 to remain legally licensed.

    If you don't keep up with your payments, we may be forced to cancel your licence or pass your details to a debt collection agency.

    How to pay?

    Making a payment is easy - just follow the steps below:

    tvlicensing.co.uk/update

    TV Licensing details
    Exp date: 31/07/2020 0:00
    TVL No: 0397870532
    Time Remaining: (2) days
    Ref: 75393827078
    Number of Licenses: 1
    Your Personal Details
    Primary Email:
    Registration: TV37UML15
    Payment Method
    Credit Card: Visa/MasterCard
    Yes claims bonus
    Number of points 92
    Reduction: %20

    Yours sincerely.

    TVL Digital Broadcast Service Team

    nformation about your TVLicence
    Date
    7/30/2020 5:42:30 p.m.
    Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 8:00pm, Saturday: 8:30am - 4:00pm

    Doesn't look at all suspicious.
  • When did a UK Gov use the MM/DD/YEAR system, also says you can claim bonus points, plus there are no phone numbers. 
  • Dansk_Red said:
    When did a UK Gov use the MM/DD/YEAR system, also says you can claim bonus points, plus there are no phone numbers. 
    What's the email address it was sent from, usually another giveaway?
  • These emails aren't really meant to fool anyone! They are just harvesting emails from people who might be stupid enough to click through to something to find out what's going on. 
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