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  • Cambridgeshire Police Fraud Alert - DVLA Vehicle Tax Phishing

    Alert message sent 01/10/2020 08:34:00

    Information sent on behalf of Cambridgeshire Constabulary

    Good morning
     
    Have you received a message like this?
     
    Attached is a screenshot of a real and recent example of a scam DVLA vehicle tax message.
    At first, it appears quite official, but if you read the text on the right-hand image it does not make sense.
    Criminals know that the moment they send and you receive the text, email or instant message, it will cause one of several reactions, here are two of them:
    Ignore and delete. (I don’t have a car, it looks a scam)
    Install fear that you have an unlicensed vehicle, you don’t want to be in trouble so you click on the link START NOW and use your credit card to pay.
    The criminal wants the second reaction and unfortunately too many people react in this way, but it is through these emails I hope we can steer everyone to the ignoring and deleting of this and similar scam messages.
     
    DVLA will not contact the public in such a way to tell them their car is untaxed.
    For further information about scams aimed at motorists, visit:
    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dvla-warns-motorists-to-be-aware-of-scams
     

    Mr Nigel Sutton 8517
    Cyber Protect Officer
    Ext: 01480 422773
    Cambridgeshire Constabulary
    Hinchingbrooke Park,
    Huntingdon, PE29 6NP
     
    Message sent by
    Amanda Large (Police, Crime Prevention Officer, Peterborough)
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    • "scam"
    • "text"
    • "www.gov.uk"
    • "cambridgeshire"
    • "cambridgeshire police"
    • "tax phishing"
    • "tax"
    • "dvla"
    • "motorists"
    • "dvla vehicle"
    • "vehicle tax"
    • "fraud"
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