DVLA Tax Refund Email - Scam?

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A friend at work received the exact same but it was a text message. He showed me it and he clicked the link. It takes you to an incredibly believable fake website of the Direct.gov

They wanted all of his bank details etc

He texted them back and asked them to send him a cheque instead. Strangely they did'nt reply lol

jimjames

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

I would also suggest contacting Actionfraud:
http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
and tell them exactly what has happened.

It can't be a coincidence that you received this e-mail at exactly the same time as you were expecting a genuine refund from the DVLA so it's possible that someone from either the dealership you purchased the car from or someone working at the DVLA are involved in the scam.

It absolutely could be a coincidence. If you send out millions of emails, a few could well hit the right people. I get emails for multiple banks I have no account with but some people will be valid for.

wongataa

Tarambor wrote: »

One thing I like about the mail client in Mac OSX is if you hover your cursor over a link it shows the true address.

As far as I am aware all mail clients do this. All the ones I have seen on Windows do.

Giddypip

Gov website says cheque can take up to 6 weeks from DVLA receiving form, if not received after that there are details of what to do.

[Deleted User]

jimjames wrote: »

It absolutely could be a coincidence. If you send out millions of emails, a few could well hit the right people. I get emails for multiple banks I have no account with but some people will be valid for.

Sorry I haven't replied to posts. I've been ill and only just got back on my feet. I'm always very wary of potential phishing scams and would have put this one down to coincidence BUT in the email it quoted the exact amount of road tax I had paid and the number of complete months worth of refund I was due to receive in £'s & p. Scammers couldn't have known this unless they had that exact information and that's what swayed me.

I still haven't received a cheque either.

Not jimjames quote, as above, but there were a couple of really condescending answers. If you haven't got anything useful to say I'd suggest saying nothing at all.

Thanks to everyone else though.

Rover_Driver

It is easy to find out when a vehicle licence expires (and so the refund), from the registration (vehicle check on the .gov website).
What could be more worrying is how they had your details, if it was not a mass e-mail scam.

stockton_2

Friend of mine sorned a vehicle on-line on 13th of june. She was required to input just two pieces of information: the vehicle registration number and the 11 figure reference number on the V5.

It was dealt with very quickly. The DVLA seem to be very much on the ball.