No Nigerian Princes for me ...

[MacManiac]

Just received and we had a good laugh about it:


This is an automatically generated email.
Please do not reply as the email address is not monitored for received mail.

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for registering for the Government Gateway.

You have received this email to be notified that the GB Government
has issued a refund and you'll receive 757.80 GBP directly on your credit card.

Gateway Customer Portal - LOGIN

-the link expire's on 14 January 2020.
-have your credit/debit card ready
-follow the instructions on your screen

NOTE!

• GOV Revenue Office will never request your password or financial information via email.
• A refund can be delayed a variety of reasons, for example submitting invalid records or applying after deadline.
• 24 hour to submit your claim
• Login to your Gateway Customer Portal to proceed with your claim
• 90% of all claims are paid within 15 working days‡
Refund Details
Amount: 757.80 GBP
Description: Payments from Revenue Agency - Office
Date: 6 February 2020
Transaction ID: 4275739979016D65-0A22612
Your quote reference number: Q13607910

It’s obvious that Christmas has come early this year.

[Dominic]

That's not much of a scam. I would hold out for a few million.

[J B]

I had one a while back but it didn't say how much I was owed.
I filled it in saying my name was Jesus Christ from Bethlehem and the reply came straight back saying "Yes, Jesus Christ, you are entitled to a £567.88 refund - just give us your bank details"

[Mirek]

I received the same by email earlier

Wonder if another members on here received the same

[Dominic]

I had one a while back but it didn't say how much I was owed.
I filled it in saying my name was Jesus Christ from Bethlehem and the reply came straight back saying "Yes, Jesus Christ, you are entitled to a £567.88 refund - just give us your bank details"

Never reply to them, unless you use a dispoable email address. Any replies will go on to a "mug punters" database and you will just get even more spam.

This is also why the "Unsubscribe" option should only be used when you have actually subscribed to something.

[galexinda]

Interesting as in the past few days I have been using the Government Gateway service provided by the UK to update a few details - they didn't ask me for credit card details but certainly went through quite a few security checks before I could access the relevant section.