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  1. #1
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    Anyone received one of these? Is it a scam?

    Supposedly from Home Office

    Total cost:
    £23.24

    For the following: the use of a vehicle on a road in the charging area which a charging scheme applies without payment of the appropriate charge, at the date and timestarted below

    Date: 05.10.2020

    Time: 16:24 PM

    If you do not respond before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of this notice a charge certificate may be issued which would increase the penalty charge to £80.96 GBP.



    Failure to then pay the increased penalty charge may result in the outstanding balance being registered as a debt in the County Court

    You have 14 days beginning with the date of service of this notice to pay the discounted penalty charge of £23.24. if this is not paid by 15/10/2020 then the full penalty charge of £46.48 is payable.

    Penalty Charge Notice Number:

    YYJ18488219911

    Automated payment reference:

    950192341223

    How to pay your Penalty Charge


    To pay by Credit or Debit Card



    1. Click here to pay by card online & click on Pay a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).

    Click here to pay
    This is the quickest and easiest way to pay and receive a receipt as your payment is immediately credited to Charge Notice



    Contact Centre



    1.Telephone 0343 222 3331 (temporarily





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    Did it have your vehicle details on it. - No

    Yes it’s a scam.

    I bet it’s the same details as this, time PCN number

    .
     
    Never, ever, argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience

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    Quote Originally Posted by onthetoon View Post
    Supposedly from Home Office

    Total cost:
    £23.24

    For the following: the use of a vehicle on a road in the charging area which a charging scheme applies without payment of the appropriate charge, at the date and timestarted below

    Date: 05.10.2020

    Time: 16:24 PM

    If you do not respond before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of this notice a charge certificate may be issued which would increase the penalty charge to £80.96 GBP.



    Failure to then pay the increased penalty charge may result in the outstanding balance being registered as a debt in the County Court

    You have 14 days beginning with the date of service of this notice to pay the discounted penalty charge of £23.24. if this is not paid by 15/10/2020 then the full penalty charge of £46.48 is payable.

    Penalty Charge Notice Number:

    YYJ18488219911

    Automated payment reference:

    950192341223

    How to pay your Penalty Charge


    To pay by Credit or Debit Card



    1. Click here to pay by card online & click on Pay a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).

    Click here to pay
    This is the quickest and easiest way to pay and receive a receipt as your payment is immediately credited to Charge Notice



    Contact Centre



    1.Telephone 0343 222 3331 (temporarily
    What are the missing words (or is the missing word) after "(temporarily"?

    Is it "unavailable"? As in "temporarily unavailable"

    It does uses the word "charge" a lot, doesn't it?

    "...at the date and timestarted below"

    It doesn't include your name, address, car registration detail, etc...! (But they have your email address!)

    From the "Home Office"!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rigsby View Post
    Did it have your vehicle details on it. - No

    Yes it’s a scam.

    I bet it’s the same details as this, time PCN number

    .
    Thanks. Yes it's exactly the same as that. I've deleted it. I wasnt even out in my car that day.

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    Business

    Quote Originally Posted by Desert Region View Post
    What are the missing words (or is the missing word) after "(temporarily"?

    Is it "unavailable"? As in "temporarily unavailable"

    It does uses the word "charge" a lot, doesn't it?

    "...at the date and timestarted below"

    It doesn't include your name, address, car registration detail, etc...! (But they have your email address!)

    From the "Home Office"!
    Yes. Temporarily unavailable ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by onthetoon View Post
    Yes. Temporarily unavailable ?
    I see from the screenshot on Rigsby's post that they'd put a bit more effort into it than I'd thought.

    Always amusing when scammers claim to be from a Government department that, inexplicably, is unavailable to contact - as you can always find that department's contact details on their website.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rigsby View Post
    Did it have your vehicle details on it. - No

    Yes it’s a scam.

    I bet it’s the same details as this, time PCN number

    .
    Love the spelling of PENALITY,

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    Quote Originally Posted by silver fox View Post
    Love the spelling of PENALITY,
    People actually fall for these and similar scams.
    Never, ever, argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rigsby View Post
    People actually fall for these and similar scams.
    That's the really sad part.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rigsby View Post
    People actually fall for these and similar scams.
    And it's not just the twenty quid that you'd lose.....Having paid it by card, the scammers will use those card details to clear out plenty more £££'s from the victims account.
    On Yer Bike!

    www.20splentyforus.co.uk

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    I had a similar email a fortnight ago,so I took a screenshot and sent it directly to the HMC&T,it is a scam,just delete it to the recycle bin...............Check the reference number on both OP's and my image,and you will see that BOTH reference numbers are IDENTICAL .......
     

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    Forward these emails to report@phishing.gov.uk

    https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/...picious-emails

    Also your ISP should have fraud departments so look for their email addresses and send to them as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onthetoon View Post
    Supposedly from Home Office

    Total cost:
    £23.24

    For the following: the use of a vehicle on a road in the charging area which a charging scheme applies without payment of the appropriate charge, at the date and timestarted below

    Date: 05.10.2020

    Time: 16:24 PM

    If you do not respond before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of this notice a charge certificate may be issued which would increase the penalty charge to £80.96 GBP.



    Failure to then pay the increased penalty charge may result in the outstanding balance being registered as a debt in the County Court

    You have 14 days beginning with the date of service of this notice to pay the discounted penalty charge of £23.24. if this is not paid by 15/10/2020 then the full penalty charge of £46.48 is payable.

    Penalty Charge Notice Number:

    YYJ18488219911

    Automated payment reference:

    950192341223

    How to pay your Penalty Charge


    To pay by Credit or Debit Card



    1. Click here to pay by card online & click on Pay a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).

    Click here to pay
    This is the quickest and easiest way to pay and receive a receipt as your payment is immediately credited to Charge Notice



    Contact Centre



    1.Telephone 0343 222 3331 (temporarily

    Far too obvious - the fines given are too low.

    The phone number given relates to the HMRC

    There is no penalty reference given

    There is name of owner of vehicle given

    There is no description of vehicle concerned

    No payment office quoted

    They should have hired me - I could write out a better scam than that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    Far too obvious - the fines given are too low.

    The phone number given relates to the HMRC

    There is no penalty reference given

    There is name of owner of vehicle given

    There is no description of vehicle concerned

    No payment office quoted

    They should have hired me - I could write out a better scam than that.
    That's an apt addition to this thread about bogus claims.

    If there were any signs that you proofread your posts, your boast might then carry a modicum of credence.
    Last edited by Desert Region; 14/10/2020 at 09:11 AM.

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    I got one , binned it within seconds .

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