AIBU to wonder why it's so hard to report a new scam?

Thank you Shinyredcar it is always good to be forewarned.

I've had exactly the same scam Shinyredcar, twice - one day last week and again today. I've reported it to the phishing department of my internet provider.

At first glance it looks quite official, but of course, many pertinent things are missing including just where the alleged offence happened. If you hover over the email address of the sender, you will see it's not genuine.

If anyone receives similar, whatever you do, do not click on the link.

[email protected] this is the link you can forward scam emails to - I had several supposed to be from TV licensing when I knew I'd renewed it.

I’ve had three recently, one from the car tax people saying I had paid too much, which I know I have not, one from tv licence saying I had t paid, which I had and one from the tax office. They seem to be virulent at the moment. It is difficult to report them though for some reason.

But yes, do not click on a link.

I do wonder how they got my mobile number and email though. Very worrying.

The sale of mobile phone numbers and email addresses is big business. Just a quick Google search found one company who sells email addresses by the 1000s. They will have no idea what wthose will be used for once sold.

If only they would use their creativity and ingenuity for something positive instead of criminality, the economy would recover in no time!

We really need to be alert and careful to protect ourselves. I worry about how many are taken in by these scams.

Thanks for your comments. I probably should have reported it officially. Next time, I will.