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Best Western phishing email

Hi
i hope this is the right place for my query.  I’ve just received an email from reception@woodlandsdundee.co.uk which is a Best Western hotel.  The email is very obviously a scam purporting to be from DVLA telling me my payment failed and click this link to make it right.  I haven’t by the way.  The email says that it has been sent to undisclosed recipients and that it is from a mailing list.

i have used the feedback form on the Best Western website to inform them.  Has anybody else received this?  Anything else I should do or just park it until I hear back? 

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  • sheramber
    sheramber Posts: 24,206 Forumite
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    Jackie47 said:
    Hi
    i hope this is the right place for my query.  I’ve just received an email from reception@woodlandsdundee.co.uk which is a Best Western hotel.  The email is very obviously a scam purporting to be from DVLA telling me my payment failed and click this link to make it right.  I haven’t by the way.  The email says that it has been sent to undisclosed recipients and that it is from a mailing list.

    i have used the feedback form on the Best Western website to inform them.  Has anybody else received this?  Anything else I should do or just park it until I hear back? 

    • Forward the email:
      Don't click on any links or attachments in the suspicious email. Forward the entire email to report@phishing.gov.uk. 
  • Jackie47
    Jackie47 Posts: 77 Forumite
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    Hi
    thanks for your reply.  I have just forwarded the email.
  • singhini
    singhini Posts: 1,242 Forumite
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    @Jackie47
    Thanks for posting and giving people the heads up, much appreciated 
    I have a tendency to mute most posts so if your expecting me to respond you might be waiting along time!
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