REMINDER NOTICE DO NOT IGNORE - Scam
Allegedly from: Justice.gov.uk (justice.alerts at justice.gov.uk). Prompts you to download an incident report which most likely contains a virus.
REMINDER NOTICE DO NOT IGNORE
To: potentialsucker@somerandomemailprovider
Case: C6233061
Your vehicle was recorded parked on our Clients Private Property
driveways on the 20.05.2014 and remained on site for 2 hour 27 min. A notice was sent to you on 11.03.2014 which gives 28 days to pay full PARKING CHARGE or challenge the issue.
The amount of £70.00 is now due if payment not received within 28 days, an additional 40.00 administration charge will be incurred. Failure to pay the full outstanding balance within 14 days of the date of this notice could result in the outstanding balance being registered as a debt against you. You will also become liable for additional costs and interest invoiced. Your ability to obtain credit in the future could be affected.
Check attached document for more information.
We are holding photographic evidence on file to support this claim.
The Ministry of Justice gathers information relating to site usage. Any information gathered is primarily for internal use to allow us to refine and improve our customer service.
2014 Crown copyright.
119 people that have visited this site have received this communication.
Have you ever received this communication through email or email forms?
Ignore it! Why you ask?
Email Spoofing
Sometimes you can receive an email from someone and the return address is from a trusted domain name even though the email was not sent by the domain in question. This is called email spoofing.
Prompts you to download a file or .PDF
Never open files from senders you do not know or trust.
Emulates a popular service
This email attempts to emulates a popular internet service hoping to get you to click on the link.
Impersonates a reputable company
This communication attempts to emulate a reputable company hoping to get you to click on the link or download their attachments.
Claims to have come from a reputable source
This communication attempts to make it seem like it came from a friend, a lawyer, or co-worker hoping to get you to click on the link or download their attachments.
Most likely contains a virus
This communication has an attachment that likely contains a virus.
Phishing for Information
The sender of this email is hoping that you will click on the link and enter your username and password into a specially crafted website that looks like a trusted service. The website of course if fake and any attempt to use your username and password will result in your credentials being compromised.
Ignore it! Ignore it!
If you can't report it, it's best to simply ignore email scams altogether.
Recent scam communications