Spam Alert - Dvla

[grasscarp]

Just got a phishing spam wanting me to click on something......
Purporting to be from DVLA and saying I could "RECIEVE" a refund.
It was all going not too badly until the last sentence

"If you refuses to complete your application within two weeks of receiving this email will cause the lose the specified amount and you will take full responsabilty for that. We sincerely apologise for any inconviniences this might have caused you."

Ha ha.

[dannyk13]

Hi, Grassy, what made you think it was a scam?

[grasscarp]

Dont make me laugh. I still think we should have a Spam topic where we could file all this stuff. I am sure it would have more posts than ones like "weather" and "seasonal"

[dannyk13]

Would be useful too.

[ladybirder]

Priceless grasscarp. How funny.

[AB Editor]

We'll try and create a "spam and scams" section

[Peter Pedant]

thnx Grassy

[grasscarp]

Thank you for creating a new topic for this subject Ed. I am impressed that you are reading our posts!

[AB Editor]

I do read when I can :)

[paulllambert]

Spam? So I won't be getting my £120 back, then?

[grasscarp]

Unlikely Paul!

[bookbinder]

...and I thought that Nigerian prince sounded like a really honest guy.

[Caran]

Twice recently I have had emails from PayPal concerning a transaction I didn't make and to be delivered to an address which is not mine. Today's was for an adults fairy fancy dress outfit. There was a button to click on to cancel the transaction. I didn't do this, I phoned PayPal. They asked me to forward it to them, which I did. Later I had another email from PayPal saying if I didn't update my details my account would be frozen. I forwarded that one too.

[Buenchico]

Caran!!!

Kindly forward my eBay order IMMEDIATELY!!!
(Sorry about using your PayPal account; I promise that I'll pay you back)
http://tinyurl.com/pfowr8j

[Caran]

I'll co that immediately Chris.

[Caran]

Do not co!

[ichkeria]

'Could receive a refund' should be the phrase that sends it to the trash folder

[grasscarp]

........ and could RECIEVE as this was - undoubtedly trash!