TV licence scam?

[ferret50]

Just had an email from [e-mail] telling me that my DD payment for my TV licence failed.

Payment of £159 was taken on 1 Sept 23.

Anyone else had a similar email, please?

[WonkeyDonkey]

Of course it's a scam.

Why would TV licencing use an Australian domain?

[broadspeed1]

WonkeyDonkey said:

Of course it's a scam.

Why would TV licencing use an Australian domain?

Try to be more condescending next time.
He should stop paying his TV licence anyway, all it does is fund child molesters that try to convince us that Britain has always been "diverse".

[RONV]

We get them a lot but just put as a scam and block

[Killer2005]

Useful website for how to spot scam emails and texts

https://www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/

[ferret50]

WonkeyDonkey said:

Of course it's a scam.

Why would TV licencing use an Australian domain?

That's what the AU means, learn something every day, but the linked website looked plausable at first view.

Really, I was pondering if anyone else had received the same email.

[AdeTuono]

ferret50 said:

WonkeyDonkey said:

Of course it's a scam.

Why would TV licencing use an Australian domain?

That's what the AU means, learn something every day, but the linked website looked plausable at first view.

Really, I was pondering if anyone else had received the same email.

Yes; several times over the past 4-5 years. I'm surprised you've never seen that before, along with 1000's of other variations on the same theme.

[WonkeyDonkey]

broadspeed1 said:

Try to be more condescending next time.
He should stop paying his TV licence anyway, all it does is fund child molesters that try to convince us that Britain has always been "diverse".

I'd rather be condescending than live life wearing a tin foil hat lol.

[broadspeed1]

WonkeyDonkey said:

I'd rather be condescending than live life wearing a tin foil hat lol.

They're facts, you're just ignorant.
It's disgusting how they send threatening letters to elderly people for the TV licence, that alone is reason enough to hate them.

[goldbazinga]

broadspeed1 said:

WonkeyDonkey said:

I'd rather be condescending than live life wearing a tin foil hat lol.

They're facts, you're just ignorant.
It's disgusting how they send threatening letters to elderly people for the TV licence, that alone is reason enough to hate them.

You didn't mention Gary Linekers salary or their left wing bias. Did you skip over those chapters in the Daily Mails big book of BBC issues?

[cobra kid]

broadspeed1 said:

They're facts, you're just ignorant.
It's disgusting how they send threatening letters to elderly people for the TV licence, that alone is reason enough to hate them.

Is date of birth a factor when applying for a tv licence?

[48k]

cobra kid said:

Is date of birth a factor when applying for a tv licence?

Yes.

[MrBen986]

ferret50 said:

WonkeyDonkey said:

Of course it's a scam.

Why would TV licencing use an Australian domain?

That's what the AU means, learn something every day, but the linked website looked plausable at first view.

Really, I was pondering if anyone else had received the same email.

The linked website? Did you click a link in the email?

[The Selfish Gene]

oh the irony of a scam, on a scam.

Do not pay for a tv licence!

[VeeReihenmotor6]

ferret50 said:

That's what the AU means, learn something every day, but the linked website looked plausable at first view.

Really, I was pondering if anyone else had received the same email.

Yes re the .AU however always make it your practice to click on the email sender to see the email address on any email to make sure it is legit. Often scam emails look plausable on first viewing but unmasking the sender email address quickly shows it's dodgy i.e. @xyzabc doesn't match the real company name in any way or the .au / .something doesn't match the .com / .co.uk you might expect.

[Funk]

ferret50 said:

That's what the AU means, learn something every day, but the linked website looked plausable at first view.

Really, I was pondering if anyone else had received the same email.

I would be concerned that by visiting whatever link you clicked in that email, you now potentially have malware on your device.

Firstly I'd strongly recommend doing some reading up on how to spot scam emails - your bullst detector needs quite a bit of tuning. Perhaps start by assuming that ALL email you get is potentially fraudulent until proven otherwise?

Secondly - and perhaps most importantly - do NOT click links to random websites, especially from unknown/unsolicited emails. Malware is now insanely sophisticated and can be downloaded/installed often just by visiting a malicious site.

Unfortunately the modern world has made it a million times easier for people to scammed/defrauded. I don't mean any of the above in a nasty manner, I'm simply saying that if you want the benefits of being part of the online world these days, you need to take at least some basic precautions and have some awareness - just as you would if you were visiting a country or city known for things like kidnappings, pickpocketing or the likelihood of catching something grim from drinking local water etc.