UK Parking Control - what is this?

MothballsWallet

Hey guys,

I've just had an email sent to me from UK Parking Control Appeals Service to my personal email address - I've printed it to a PDF and uploaded it to Google Drive here.

Does anyone know what's going on? I don't have a car, and I've never given anyone my personal email address to use with these people.

I've just noticed the link in the email for the "Have a look at the options" button doesn't go to a UKPC website - it goes to the ta.ccifr.ru website, which is probably a phishing site. (The bad spelling should have been a giveaway.)

Good job I didn't click on that link, isn't it? Seriously, how low are these scammers sinking now that they want to imitate a PPC?

The registered address on the bottom of the email matches the one on "Contact Us" page of the proper UKPC website, except for 1 thing: that building they mention? Doesn't exist anymore - it was demolished as part of the Friargate redevelopment programme - isn't that illegal to have the wrong office address on the webpage (yes, they do have another address on other parts of the site, but even so)?

Fruitcake

It's spam.

There has been a lot of this going around recently.

I suggest you forward it to the real UKPC and let them deal with it. This email scam wouldn't exist if it wasn't for them and their scam parking tickets.

Let them sort it out or just mark it as a pfishing scam.

pappa_golf

its a spoof , been around for weeks , funny isn,t it that as its issued on the 19th , that you have lost the £26 early discount (wierd figure)

see top of the official website http://www.ukparkingcontrol.com/


quick one to ask , since when have the DVLA kept email addresses ?


ps: is that your real email address?

MothballsWallet

Yes, pappa, it is - gimme a few minutes, and I'll edit it out.

MothballsWallet

Fruitcake wrote: »

It's spam.

There has been a lot of this going around recently.

I suggest you forward it to the real UKPC and let them deal with it. This email scam wouldn't exist if it wasn't for them and their scam parking tickets.

Let them sort it out or just mark it as a pfishing scam.

If they don't care about their tickets being a scam, why would they care about a phishing scam?

Mind you, since they're in Coventry, I'm in Coventry and I've got time on my hands at the moment, perhaps I could pay them a visit about it

pappa_golf

Registered office address
The Apex, 2 Sheriffs Orchard, Coventry, CV1 3PP

Rupert John WILLIAMS
Correspondence address
28a Tempus Towen, Irwell Quays, Manchester, M3 1PJ


time he got some junk mail

MothballsWallet

pappa_golf wrote: »

Registered office address
The Apex, 2 Sheriffs Orchard, Coventry, CV1 3PP

Rupert John WILLIAMS
Correspondence address
28a Tempus Towen, Irwell Quays, Manchester, M3 1PJ


time he got some junk mail

I've got some stuff he might be interested in

pappa_golf

o will forward you all the viagra and naughty russian women links later , for you to forward on

MothballsWallet

pappa_golf wrote: »

o will forward you all the viagra and naughty russian women links later , for you to forward on

How are we going to send that to his postal address?

I just had a home furnishing ad drop through my door, I've got a pizza takeaway leaflet as well - all that can be sent without a stamp

fisherjim

pappa_golf wrote: »

Registered office address
The Apex, 2 Sheriffs Orchard, Coventry, CV1 3PP

Rupert John WILLIAMS
Correspondence address
28a Tempus Towen, Irwell Quays, Manchester, M3 1PJ


time he got some junk mail

They are neither in Coventry, Manchester, Uxbridge, or Denham all just addresses to throw you off their scent, they are really based in Gregories Road Beaconsfield.

Edit: MW that website is in Russia, as bad as UKPC are I don't think they have fake PO boxes there yet LOL.

pappa_golf

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6104934,-0.6466463,3a,75y,6.12h,82.67t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZIKvmzR0j_TKKo8jNxw6zA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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