You only have to forward an e-mail to help..
We all receive unwanted mails — and a lot of the time we may just delete / ignore them. I recently received a mail purporting to be from the DVLA — and the mail did make me pause briefly to consider whether it was real. We are all busy, and trying to deal with multiple concurrent information sources.
On second inspection, the displayed email address was ‘dvla-gov-center-uk-support-user’. A clue there — the incorrect spelling of centre. A quick look behind the email address, and this took the form of ‘randomname@emailserviceprovider.co.uk’. Clearly a fake email account and mail.
Timing is important for fraudsters — it can catch people out if unable to pause for a while. Take a breath if you receive a mail like this. Count to ten.
A quick internet search, and up popped the UK National Cyber Security Centre.
I then wondered what I could do with this mail, to try to help prevent and reduce the probability of others receiving similar mails. A quick internet search, and up popped the UK National Cyber Security Centre. On their web site they list an email address to forward on these types of emails. There is also a link to help report incidents of varying types.
The picture I have shared is the response I received back after forwarding on the mail. A great touch; yes I get you can’t reply to my specific submission. What really caught my eye was the number of reports, scams and URLs dealt with up until the end of September 2020.
The NCSC annual review has just been published, and there is a great short video from Lindy Cameron, where she discusses their work, and provides an overview — well worth the watch — just follow this link.
We can all play a part in this — very little effort required; but the impact could be huge!
