Email Fraud Alert received from: Erica
I recently received an email with this subject line: NDR Bill and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
Please find attached your Non Domestic Rates bill.
If your account is in credit you are due a refund unless you have any other debt due to the Council.
To allow your credit to be processed please confirm:
– If you want the credit transferred to another account you have with us. Please confirm the account details.
– If you want the credit refunded by cheque, please confirm who it should be sent to and the address.
Links to Non Domestic Rates information are detailed below.
Important Note:
If you access these links using a mobile phone the network provider may charge for this service.
Yours sincerely
Scott Reid
Revenues Manager
http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/media/downloaddoc/1799465/1851216/2395547
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This message, together with any attachments, is sent subject to the
following statements:
1. It is sent in confidence for the addressee only. It may
contain legally privileged information. The contents are
not to be disclosed to anyone other than the addressee.
Unauthorised recipients are requested to preserve this
confidentiality and to advise the sender immediately.
2. It does not constitute a representation which is legally
binding on the Council or which is capable of constituting
a contract and may not be founded upon in any proceedings
following hereon unless specifically indicated otherwise.
http://www.westlothian.gov.uk
Please find attached your Non Domestic Rates bill.
If your account is in credit you are due a refund unless you have any other debt due to the Council.
To allow your credit to be processed please confirm:
– If you want the credit transferred to another account you have with us. Please confirm the account details.
– If you want the credit refunded by cheque, please confirm who it should be sent to and the address.
Links to Non Domestic Rates information are detailed below.
Important Note:
If you access these links using a mobile phone the network provider may charge for this service.
Yours sincerely
Scott Reid
Revenues Manager
http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/media/downloaddoc/1799465/1851216/2395547
* PDF Viewer required.
This message, together with any attachments, is sent subject to the
following statements:
1. It is sent in confidence for the addressee only. It may
contain legally privileged information. The contents are
not to be disclosed to anyone other than the addressee.
Unauthorised recipients are requested to preserve this
confidentiality and to advise the sender immediately.
2. It does not constitute a representation which is legally
binding on the Council or which is capable of constituting
a contract and may not be founded upon in any proceedings
following hereon unless specifically indicated otherwise.
http://www.westlothian.gov.uk
The above email was sent by “Ebilling” from this email address: Ebilling@westlothian.gov.uk
I, Erica, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Ebilling”:
Surprise, surprise I never even knew that I owned property in West Lothian!