DVLA warning to drivers over dangerous scams thousands have already fallen for
The scams ask drivers to verify their driving licence details, offer vehicle tax refunds, and highlight a failed vehicle tax payment and ask for bank details
07:04, 20 DEC 2020
DVLA has released new images of new driving scams targeting motorists (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
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Lincolnshire Police warning over delivery scams
| Updated: 17:44, 17 December 2020
Police are issuing a warning about a parcel delivery scam in the run-up to Christmas.
The force has received a number of reports about phishing emails and texts, purporting to be from parcel delivery companies, claiming that they have been unable to deliver parcels, packages or large letters.
Then they ask the recipient to pay a fee or provide additional details in order to rearrange the delivery.
Lincolnshire Police (42190575)
Fake delivery notices are also posted through letterboxes in an attempt to gather more information about the recipient, which is later used to defraud them.
Campbeltown Courier
Chief Inspector Marlene Baillie.
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DVLA issues urgent scam warning to drivers. (JPI Media) The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has released images of the latest online scams targeting motorists. The DVLA has urged drivers to be more vigilant than ever as motorists are regularly targeted by criminals trying to steal money or personal details from them by posing as government agencies such as the DVLA. The latest images show a variety of text and email-based messages concerning vehicle tax and driving licences, often claiming that a car tax payment has failed or a driver’s licence information is out of date. In every instance, they are designed to trick unwary drivers into sharing bank details or other sensitive personal details with the fraudsters.
DVLA issues urgent scam warning to drivers. (JPI Media) The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has released images of the latest online scams targeting motorists. The DVLA has urged drivers to be more vigilant than ever as motorists are regularly targeted by criminals trying to steal money or personal details from them by posing as government agencies such as the DVLA. The latest images show a variety of text and email-based messages concerning vehicle tax and driving licences, often claiming that a car tax payment has failed or a driver’s licence information is out of date. In every instance, they are designed to trick unwary drivers into sharing bank details or other sensitive personal details with the fraudsters.