Warning overTV Licensing

Police in Renfrewshire are warning about a TV Licence scam.

Fraudsters are sending out bogus refund emails, so called Phishing, that lead to convincing-looking websites in a bid to steal victims’ bank account details.

There have been reports about these scam emails in the past few days that appear to have been constantly evolving.

They claim that TV Licensing have been trying to get hold of recipients regarding an overpayment refund or that due to invalid account details a credit was not possible.

The refund links lead to cloned TV Licensing websites that are designed to harvest bank account and credit card details.

Cops are reminding folk TV licensing always include your name in any emails they send you.

Anything saying “Action required”, “Security Alert”, “System Upgrade”, should be treated as suspect.

Check the email address – does it look like one that TV Licensing use? Look closely as often the address may be similar.

Check for spelling and grammar – are there any spelling mistakes, missing full stops or other grammatical errors?

And never provide details by email – TV licensing will never ask you to reply to an email and provide bank details or personal information.

To report a fraud call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.