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A new one on me

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Swanny Sat 11-Feb-17 10:00:50

Just checked my emails and found one purporting to come from the TV licence people, wanting to give me a refund of nearly £90.

This is obviously a scam and I just wanted to warn all you lovely people Do Not Fall For This One

Haven't come across this public body being used before and I have reported it to the Fraud people. Incidentally I wanted to forward the email to TV licensing but just could NOT find an email address for them shock

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thatbags Sat 11-Feb-17 10:33:44

I've used this email address successfully, swanny: [email protected]

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Swanny Sat 11-Feb-17 11:24:23

Thanks thatbags but I've deleted it now grin

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Granny23 Sat 11-Feb-17 12:02:31

Swanny had the exact same email earlier this week which said that they had tried to send the refund but the Bank details were not correct. I clearly remembered getting the refund 3 years ago when DH turned 75 so knew it was a scam but curiosity got the better of me and I clicked on it. Immediately a red warning screen appeared from my internet security telling me to delete the email ASAP, which I did. Now wondering how they know who to target (i.e. those around 75 years old)?

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Swanny Sat 11-Feb-17 12:39:20

Granny I'm sure it's just random email addresses generated by computers whizzing through the alphabet. I haven't had a refund from them, nor am I likely to for (a few) years yet!

Thank goodness you had good internet security smile

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