Scam watch: TV licence refund scam

I have to add to that , instead of clicking on an email link even if you input the URL yourself ,if your computer is “under the influence” of malware/ or your search engine is a route diverter meaning you usually get presented with a webpage of adverts instead of where you want to go , like the now nearly defunct ASK search engine or even without that “help ” you can still click on a malware website set up to look like the real thing , so as I have said before –install HTTPS Everywhere for a start.

Yup I never click on any link even ebay/ Paypal etc before phoning. Got one from the FBI the other day to click on ? saying that they had intercepted a ‘Box’ full of money with my name on it !- Makes a change from winning millions in Nigeria or some such . TV licencing itself is a ‘Rip off’ if you move house. They ask you to set up Direct debit- so you do in amongst all the other things to do. They take 2 months – so you pay for a full year in 6 months. Then they carry on taking ? if you are not careful ! the only way round this is to pay for a full year , or 1/4 rly = £37 per 1/4 . all this money goes to the GOV ? who give a bit to BBC etc. The GOV has £1billion yup ! in a trust fund ? DO you trust a GOV with a trust fund ?

As somebody doesn’t like me informing the public about the way the internet rogues operate , I will add more . By visiting a rogue website you can be open to exploitation which is a piece of code that takes advantage of security flaws in an app or system so that cybercriminals can use it financially to their benefit . Those exploits are hosted on a website invisibly and automatically fingerprint your ENTIRE computer looking for any security flaws -aka -vulnerabilities ,when discovered they use a pre-built code to deliver malware into your computer ,the exploit itself doesn’t deliver malware it just looks for an open door to download malware via another programme . Cybercriminals use popular websites with high traffic , an ad with a hidden virus-aka -malvertising immediately re-directs you to an invisible landing page that is hosting the exploit kit , once there it-game over– for your computer -ransomware is just one of the types of malware . Worst infected (verified ) IE-Flash-Java-Adobe Reader and Microsoft Office . I have a lot more info on this including various blockers that stop re-direction – block malware domains etc if anybody is interested , I hope this upsets some more rogue hackers.

I have received the BBC refund from the UK and know it must be a scam. Wanted to report it to the fraud / attempted fraud web site which is supposed to pass it to the police. You have to phone them on an 0300 number as the links to their on-line reporting does not work. I am not about to do that as I live in the Philippines! Looks like another scam to report a scam to me.