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Not enough money on you debit card.
In case again won't be enough funds inside.
Did you read it with your eyes shut?
Aside from the text, it's a step up from claiming to have a million pounds you have inherited from a relative you didn't know existed.
In case again won't be enough funds inside.
Did you read it with your eyes shut?
Aside from the text, it's a step up from claiming to have a million pounds you have inherited from a relative you didn't know existed.
Edited by 19Dogger87 on Sunday 30th August 21:22
If the account didn't have enough money the bank would simply just refuse the payment. They wouldn't care who you were paying and they certainly wouldn't bother to tell the recipient that they're not going to get paid!
As scams go, this one isn't very high up on the 'believable' list!
As scams go, this one isn't very high up on the 'believable' list!
Kiribati268 said:
The problem is that people fall for these, that's why they do it.
The .co.uk was a massive give away as all govt stuff is .gov
As above the poor grammar beggars belief and is so obviously written from a non native English speaker.
The big header at the top is a decent effort though.
The .co.uk was a massive give away as all govt stuff is .gov
As above the poor grammar beggars belief and is so obviously written from a non native English speaker.
The big header at the top is a decent effort though.
- .gov.uk
TheDrownedApe said:
As I've said many times; it's just as well most criminals are stupid
Not always, the 'subtle' dodgyness filters out the non-gullible, saving the criminals wasting their time further down the line. it's basically prescreening! If every scam was perfect, everyone would get to the end stage and then waste criminals time!
MitchT said:
I had a text saying I was due money back from overpayments of road tax, with a link to follow to provide my bank details. Didn't fall for it but it did come right after I'd paid my VED online via the official website, which was a bit of an eye-opener!
Isn't it just chance? I've been getting emails from Nat West for perhaps 10 years; they look legitimate enough and I can see how they may fool some people although I have no Nat West account.TX.
mygoldfishbowl said:
Assuming you used the official .gov web site how did someone, or automated system, know you'd just taxed your car?
They just spam as many random email addresses as possible with the hope that the circumstances outlined in their email are true for at least a few of the recipients. Such as the OP. I get emails from every bank in the UK and some from europe (in their local language), and various other well known UK businesses and organisations.
Throw enough dodo and some might stick.
It's sometimes very tempting to click on the link from a virtual machine and fill in the details but give a different email address and valid but random bank account info, it would be relatively easy to automate the process. If it was possible to get hold of the bank account details of some other scammers it would make the process very satisfying indeed 
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