DVLA and TV Licence scam warning as fraudsters start sending 'urgent' emails

17.11.2022 - 00:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Scammers are trying to defraud people out of money while pretending to be official government organisations such as TV Licensing and the DVLA.

Emails which have the logos and branding of these organisations may appear legitimate at first glance, but there are certain signs that they are fake. As is often the case, the emails will ask recipients to act urgently in an attempt to reduce the likelihood that they will take time to verify the messages.

They also encourage users to click on unknown links that could contain malware, which would then be downloaded onto your device.

The consumer experts at Which? have shared what some of these new email fraud attempts look like. While they are becoming more believable there are still giveaways including unusual wording and a request for "correct bank details".

Despite the small errors, this is still a convincing fraud. The consumer experts found that victims have lost more than £830,000 to TV Licensing scams.

To reduce the risk of getting caught out by one of these fake emails, you should always remain sceptical. One way to do so is by contacting whoever the email claims to represent to confirm whether or not the request for money was legitimate.

According to Ofcom, many scam attempts have common traits such as:

You should also check the 'from' address as this cannot be faked. The DVLA and TV Licensing have their email addresses listed online, so you can compare a potentially fake address with a real one.

Again, the fake DVLA email has an official looking logo, but looking more closely you'll see that the urgency of the email and the odd use of an exclamation point in the title appears suspicious.

Additionally, the DVLA never asks for bank details over email. This is the case

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