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Texte wiki de la nouvelle page, après la modification (new_wikitext) | 'Fraudsters are stealing bank details through thousands of fake emails linked to the TV licence.<br>Experts at the cyber crime watchdog, Action Fraud, say they received more than 5,000 complaints in just three months.<br>The official-looking emails use headlines such as ‘correct your licensing information' and ‘your TV licence expires today' in an attempt to convince targets to click on a link to a website. <br>The fraudulent website then prompts them to add their payment details, including the Card Verification Value (CVV) code, account number and sort code.<br> Experts at the cyber crime watchdog, Action Fraud, say they received more than 5,000 complaints in just three months<br> Action Fraud warned: ‘With this information, fraudsters could drain bank accounts.'<br>The bogus website may also ask for the victim's name, date of birth, address, phone number, email and even mother's maiden name.<br>The scam is the latest effort by criminal gangs to hijack official services, such as the TV Licence regime, the HMRC and even Action Fraud itself, using so-called phishing emails, fake websites and [https://99cvv.com validcc.net legit] telephone calls to steal bank details.<br>Action Fraud's Pauline Smith, said: ‘Fraudsters are constantly using new tactics to trick victims into handing over their personal information.'<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>A TV Licensing spokesman said: ‘We will never email customers, unprompted, to ask for bank details and/or your personal information, or tell you that you may be entitled to a refund.'<br>Even Action Fraud itself, which is the official internet route to report cyber fraud, has been targeted. <br>People searching for the watchdog have been directed to fake websites - such as action-fraud.com or actionfraud.eu - asking for personal and financial information.<br> The official-looking emails use headlines such as ‘correct your licensing information' and ‘your TV licence expires today' in an attempt to convince targets to click on a link to a website<br>' |
