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TV licence scam

(4 Posts)
tanith Wed 24-May-23 13:07:44

Got an email today from 251 television licence telling me my payment hadn’t gone through.
I logged in to the legitimate TV Licensing site to check and saw that my licence is valid till April 2042 so it’s a scam to get bank details as I assumed.

Be aware please.

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 24-May-23 13:15:35

2042? I think that’s a typo!
I’ve had that email too. Obvious scam.

tanith Wed 24-May-23 15:14:44

Of course it’s 2024 my typo!

Blossoming Wed 24-May-23 15:36:41

I got that one yesterday. As we have neither a TV nor a licence I reported it as phishing email then deleted it.