Oh noes! I haz direct debit problem with the TV licen…. waiiiit a minute. I do not have a TV Licence as I do not need one! lol
This is the TV Licence Direct Debit scam!
This email just landed in my inbox;
Looks legit? Naaaat.
Firstly look at the sender email – the TV Licence folks wouldn’t send emails from souichi.jp!
Secondly, there are no logos or official branding on this email.
Lastly, the link goes here;
hXXps://etribunalv2.nakmenangtender.com/reww.html
Which doesn’t look much like an official URL does it!
When clicking the link, we get a captcha page;
And then once past this screen we get a reasonably convincing TV Licencing page;
The logo looks incorrect, it shouldnt have the black square around it (I checked the official website and they do actually have a black square round thier logo?!
The wording in the yellow box is dodgy too, “enable your services”?? Not having a TV licence doesn’t stop any services from working, so this should raise some red flags at least! I pressed continue and filled the form out;
Heh.
And the next screen, unsurprisingly, is asking for my CREDIT or DEBIT card information. (I lost this screenshot haha)
Why would they need this info if this was to set up a direct debit? Thats not how direct debits work!
This whole scam is designed to simply get your name, address and your FULL card details, so they can buy loads of gift cards and BS at your expense;
Confirmation page, then takes you to the OFFICIAL TV Licencing website, so that the victim thinks the whole thing has been official and correct.
DO NOT fall for these type of scams – If you get an email claiming there is an issue with something like your TV licence then;
- Check the sending email address – does it look legit?
- Hover over buttons and links (DO NOT CLICK) and look in the bottom right corner of your browser, and see if the URL that shows up looks legit.
- If in doubt, contact the organisation via the OFFICIAL contact details that you get from a Google search. Do not use info in their email as it would have been changed to be theirs.
Official TV Licence Website: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/