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UKPC Phishing Emails

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I've recently been getting quite a few "PCN" emails from various email addresses alluding to be related to UKPC. Each of these has a ZIP file attached purporting to have a copy of the PCN and photos etc. (No - I'm not stupid enough to open any such file).

Anyone else been getting these recently?

Coincidentally they seem to have started since I joined the Fight Your Parking Ticket group on Faceache, albeit the emails are coming to different email addresses than the one I use for my Faceache account so it must only be coincidence. :)

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  • been happening for mths , even on the website "FRAUD ALERT....UKPC DO NOT SEND PARKING CHARGES BY EMAIL.
    For more information please visit the fraud squad website" http://www.ukparkingcontrol.com/

    and on the BPA http://www.britishparking.co.uk/News/legitimate-parking-charge-notices-are-not-sent-by-email



    PS how do they get an email address , that is not given by the DVLA


    fight your parking ticket , PS who is this ,(hint : tony "clobber um" link to the disolved company available online
  • Half_way
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    Scammers pretending to be Scamers who would other wise scam people into thinking they have a legitiamte parking fine being scammed by scammers?
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
  • I declined to give my email address when I posted my v5 off
  • Fruitcake
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    Personally I think they should forwarded to the real UKPC and let them sort out the mess.
    After all, they are as genuine as a UKPC photograph.
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  • Johno100
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    I declined to give my email address when I posted my v5 off

    I don't think there is any suggestion that the email address data used is as a result of a UKPC data breach.
  • DoaM wrote: »
    I've recently been getting quite a few "PCN" emails from various email addresses alluding to be related to UKPC. Each of these has a ZIP file attached purporting to have a copy of the PCN and photos etc. (No - I'm not stupid enough to open any such file).

    Anyone else been getting these recently?

    Coincidentally they seem to have started since I joined the Fight Your Parking Ticket group on Faceache, albeit the emails are coming to different email addresses than the one I use for my Faceache account so it must only be coincidence. :)
    I had one a few months ago (before Christmas 2016, I think) - I posted about it on here.
  • perhaps the person selling his wares on that facebook page is touting for buisness
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