{"id":24127,"date":"2020-07-29T14:22:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=24127"},"modified":"2022-11-23T16:55:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T16:55:59","slug":"tv-licensing-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=24127","title":{"rendered":"TV Licensing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 695px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 695\/751;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"TV Licensing Scam\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tvl_scam.png\" alt=\"TV Licensing Scam\" width=\"695\" height=\"751\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">Just a heads up on another silly attempt at scamming people over their TV licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I get one of these at least once a year and can spot them a mile off. This one (in May) came from postmaster@kuriya.jp, which is an automatic giveaway in the first place. The second clue is in that I know our licence is up to date. The third clue is that \u2018TVLicensing\u2019 and \u2018TVLicence\u2019 have no space, whereas the <a title=\"Email security and scam advice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvlicensing.co.uk\/faqs\/FAQ288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proper TV Licensing title does<\/a>. <strong>Edit:<\/strong> I had another one in June, which I just binned, and another just now from &#8216;support@tvlicensing.co.uk.a&#8217; (see the extra &#8216;a&#8217; at the end?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TVL will always use your full name in their own emails (this one had my email address), and they will always come from donotreply@tvlicensing.co.uk or donotreply@spp.tvlicensing.co.uk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And <strong>never<\/strong> click on links from emails if you are unsure of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I\u2019m wrong, then I expect a visit from the Yakuza in the near future. I\u2019m not especially worried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4532794719633406\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a heads up on another silly attempt at scamming people over their TV licence. I get one of these at least once a year and can spot them a mile off. This one (in May) came from postmaster@kuriya.jp, which is an automatic giveaway in the first place. 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