Email Fraud Alert received from: Jimi
I recently received an email with this subject line: Your PPL invoice is attached 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:
Dear Customer,
Please find attached your PPL invoice for your licence to use recorded music (whether via CDs, Radio/TV broadcasts, background music systems or other sources) at your premises.
Permission to use PPL repertoire under the terms of the licence will only be effective once payment has been made. Payment of your invoice can be made online at ppluk.com/payonline or you can call us on 020 7534 1070 to pay by credit or debit card. All payment methods can be found on the back of your invoice.
This is an automated email. If you have any queries about the invoice or requirements for a PPL licence, please refer to the contact information below.
Yours faithfully,
PPL Customer Services
PPL
1 Upper James Street London W1F 9DE
T +44 (0)20 7534 1070 | applications@ppluk.com
The contents of this email (including any attachments) are confidential, may be legally privileged, and are for use only by the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you must not use or disclose the contents to anyone; instead, please notify the sender immediately by reply email or by calling +44 (0)20 7534 1000 and then delete this email. Please note that calls to/from PPL and VPL may be recorded for training and quality purposes. Unless indicated otherwise, this email does not represent the views of, and is not legally binding on, PPL or VPL (neither of which accept any liability for it), to the extent permitted by law. Phonographic Performance Limited (“PPL”) and Video Performance Limited (“VPL”) are registered in England and Wales at 1 Upper James Street, London W1F 9DE with company nos. 00288046 and 01818862 respectively. Please review the contents of this email to confirm which of PPL and VPL it is from.
The above email was sent by “no-reply@ppluk.com” from this email address: no-reply@ppluk.com
I, Jimi, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “no-reply@ppluk.com”:
Be careful with this message. It might contain a virus or a malicious link.