Zydeco Joe Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Just had this on email A Scam I Think. Via a very strange email address as the form states its from the HOME OFFICE. Note no car reg number and name etc... Anybody else had same ?. Total cost: £23.24 For the following: the use of a vehicle on a road in the charging area which a charging scheme applies without payment of the appropriate charge, at the date and timestarted below Date: 05.10.2020 Time: 16:24 PM If you do not respond before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of this notice a charge certificate may be issued which would increase the penalty charge to £80.96 GBP. Failure to then pay the increased penalty charge may result in the outstanding balance being registered as a debt in the County Court You have 14 days beginning with the date of service of this notice to pay the discounted penalty charge of £23.24. if this is not paid by 15/10/2020 then the full penalty charge of £46.48 is payable. Penalty Charge Notice Number: YYJ18488219911 Automated payment reference: 950231341223 How to pay your Penalty Charge To pay by Credit or Debit Card 1. Click here to pay by card online & click on Pay a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). Click here to pay This is the quickest and easiest way to pay and receive a receipt as your payment is immediately credited to Charge Notice Contact Centre 1.Telephone 0343 222 3331 (temporarily unavailable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I , along with many others, have had this email (myself twice !) you are correct it is a scam . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Zydeco Joe - 2020-10-13 2:36 PM Just had this on email A Scam I Think. Via a very strange email address as the form states its from the HOME OFFICE. Note no car reg number and name etc... I'd be tempted to play them at their own game. Contact them and ask which one as you own three vehicles.....all currently on SORN. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I had an E Mail supposedly from O2 this week,saying they could not collect my Direct Debit and to avoid charges I should contact blah blah and make a payment to them another scam to watch out for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Click here to pay This is the quickest and easiest way to pay and receive a receipt as your payment is immediately credited to Charge Notice Contact Centre 1.Telephone 0343 222 3331 (temporarily unavailable) I like this bit the phone number is unavailable hee hee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Just seen this exact same scam highlighted on the 'Next door' neighbourhood watch daily newsletter, so agree with others, it is definitely a scam. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul- Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I've had one and I forwarded it to phishing@companieshouse.gov.uk they'll make sure someone pays the penalty (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 vindiboy - 2020-10-13 4:33 PM I had an E Mail supposedly from O2 this week,saying they could not collect my Direct Debit and to avoid charges I should contact blah blah and make a payment to them another scam to watch out for. Best one i had was BT (had them a few times now) saying my internet connection will be cut in the next hour and to contact them. I went along with it....pushed 1 to speak to an operative and though nobody was on the line, the line was 'open' and i could hear lots of people speaking in the background in a foreign language, no idea what as it wasn't one i was familiar with. Eventually a guy came on the line speaking in perfect English. I asked him for my BT account number and without hesitating he rattled off a number and i said, "that's not my account number" which was as far as i got as he just cut the line at that point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teccer1234 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I sent the one I got to TPT, below is the reply I got from them -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Traffic Penalty Tribunal has become aware of a potential ‘phishing’ email scam circulating from a sender claiming to be from HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). ‘Phishing’ is a type of online scam, where an email that appears to be from a legitimate company or organisation asks the reader to provide sensitive information or payment. The phishing email in question is requesting payment of an alleged penalty charge, though there is no indication of the authority / specific location that the penalty relates to. The email also contains spelling and grammar errors. The sender’s email address is also not a genuine HMCTS email address domain. Emails from HMCTS usually end in justice.gov.uk. What action should you take? The Traffic Penalty Tribunal is not in a position to advise anyone who has received the potential ‘phishing’ email; however, based on the apparent content and sender of the email, we recommend that anyone receiving the email ignores it. We will be informing HMCTS and Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, of this potential ‘phishing’ email scam. The Ministry of Justice (which HMCTS is part of) has a page on its website relating to fraud and scams, including the illegal misuse of its logos. This is available at: https://www.justice.gov.uk/help/fraud Suspected cyber fraud, such as ‘phishing’ emails, can be reported on the Action Fraud website at: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ The Traffic Penalty Tribunal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 If yu get the type of email Zydeco Joe refers to above and you enter a significant chunk of the text into GOOGLE (for example) For the following: the use of a vehicle on a road in the charging area which a charging scheme applies without payment of the appropriate charge, at the date and timestarted below If it’s a known scam, the likelihood is that the GOOGLE results will confirm this. This particular scam seems to have started a while back as this 3 October entry shows https://community.bt.com/t5/The-Lounge/BEWARE-OF-THIS-SCAM-IT-LOOKS-SO-REAL/td-p/2099860 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul- Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Bulletguy - 2020-10-13 8:34 PM vindiboy - 2020-10-13 4:33 PM I had an E Mail supposedly from O2 this week,saying they could not collect my Direct Debit and to avoid charges I should contact blah blah and make a payment to them another scam to watch out for. Best one i had was BT (had them a few times now) saying my internet connection will be cut in the next hour and to contact them. I went along with it....pushed 1 to speak to an operative and though nobody was on the line, the line was 'open' and i could hear lots of people speaking in the background in a foreign language, no idea what as it wasn't one i was familiar with. Eventually a guy came on the line speaking in perfect English. I asked him for my BT account number and without hesitating he rattled off a number and i said, "that's not my account number" which was as far as i got as he just cut the line at that point! So the scam worked, you contacted them on a premium rate telephone number, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmold Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I had one supposedly from DVLA saying the details they held for my payments needed updating. Strange to receive it the day after I had an MOT. The DVLA don't keep payment details as you pay by debit card as and when , not automated. Checking the email address that sent it , it originated in Belgium. That's the first thing to check in any of these scams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The age-old BT 'disconnection' scam does not normally involve the recipient calling a premium rate telephone number. There are various versions as discussed here https://community.bt.com/t5/Landline/BT-scam-today/td-p/1963991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinM50 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Google search says "The prevailing review of 0343 222 3331 indicates that it is HMRC scam call! Please be warned that scammers may call you from 03432223331 pretending to ... Do a Google search yourself if you want more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 There are various versions of this scam that include the 03432223331 phone number This 14 September report cites an earlier example http://www.deeside.com/people-in-flintshire-warned-over-scam-outstanding-parking-fine-email/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Another scam I nearly fell for when trying to register a new virus protection code of Nortons on my computer when it doesn't load properly gives a telephone no to ring for help. You are assured by some indian sounding geezer not to worry , they will sort it out, they will tell you that your computer is infected with porn sites 8-) they go on to tell you they can clear it for £300 , The penny then dropped as they say I made an excuse and left. Fortunatly I doubt everything when money is mentioned, can't understand how Norton can allow this to happen to their site though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Paul- - 2020-10-14 8:30 AM Bulletguy - 2020-10-13 8:34 PM vindiboy - 2020-10-13 4:33 PM I had an E Mail supposedly from O2 this week,saying they could not collect my Direct Debit and to avoid charges I should contact blah blah and make a payment to them another scam to watch out for. Best one i had was BT (had them a few times now) saying my internet connection will be cut in the next hour and to contact them. I went along with it....pushed 1 to speak to an operative and though nobody was on the line, the line was 'open' and i could hear lots of people speaking in the background in a foreign language, no idea what as it wasn't one i was familiar with. Eventually a guy came on the line speaking in perfect English. I asked him for my BT account number and without hesitating he rattled off a number and i said, "that's not my account number" which was as far as i got as he just cut the line at that point! So the scam worked, you contacted them on a premium rate telephone number, No. In trying to make it brief i can see why my post was misunderstood, so to clarify; they called me, told me the internet connection would be disconnected and then went through a menu of options one of which was "press 1 to speak to an operative", So no the scam didn't work as i already knew about it and secondly, no it didn't cost me anything. The BT internet connection scam is possibly the most common.....even an 87 year old relative of mine gets them which amuses him greatly as he's never owned a computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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