[NorthEastX5]

Received a NIP today for doing 67 in a 30.......lock me up and throw away the key.

a few things in my defence

1. it came to my corporate email account
2. the format is very elaborate to say the least....very fancy
3. the location is a bit non specific
4. there is no mention of the vehicle registration at all, or vehicle type come to that!
5. there happens to be a nice little "button" to click......what could possibly go wrong???? clicky clicky.....
6. on the date of the alleged offence i was in Denmark, smack in middle of a 4 day business trip
7. i don't live in Manchester and was not there at all that week

i smell a phish sized rat....

[Tengocity]

That's a new one on me!

You'd have to get very lucky for all the basic facts to align such that it seemed legitimate though.

[Tengocity]

Are they just trying to get you to click the link for photographic proof, or is part of a scam to get you to part with cash?

[Ice Man]

Originally Posted by Tengocity

Are they just trying to get you to click the link for photographic proof, or is part of a scam to get you to part with cash?

It's all about clicking the link and malware

[Tengocity]

Originally Posted by Ice Man

It's all about clicking the link and malware

I thought that after my initial post. So in that regard, if the only goal is to get someone to click the link then it's very good, as I'm pretty sure plenty would do so, even if they thought it was a scam to get people to send money.

[Watsey]

Just a matter of chance - sometimes the details will mean something to someone.

I received a phishing email from Apple Music a few weeks ago relating to an iTunes voucher (I'd recently bought one) for my godson (his name was stated in the email) and the device that he'd used to redeem it. It was VERY convincing save for one minor typo, and me calling the dad to ask if godson has an iPod Touch (no - he's got an iPad), plus (of course) how would Apple know that I'd bought him a physical voucher ?

[PurpleTT]

Plus
1) it states what Your Ref is, not theirs. How did they know your ref?
2) The second sentence doesn't have a capital "W"
3) The sentence in orange - would they call it photographic proof? or evidence?
4) failed to "adhere with a speed limit" surely "to". And anyway you'd say exceeded.
5) You have been "announced" ??? surely identified
6) "as driver" you mean as the driver surely

Can't be arsed to proof read this any more but either the standard adopted template that Greater Manchester Police use was written by an 11 year old whose first language isn't English, or it's balderdash.

No further questions m'lud.

[Ice Man]

Originally Posted by Tengocity

I thought that after my initial post. So in that regard, if the only goal is to get someone to click the link then it's very good, as I'm pretty sure plenty would do so, even if they thought it was a scam to get people to send money.

Curiosity killed the cat

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OP would you mind me sending you a PM and you email me the original?

Btw never click on anything you do not know or are suspicious about.

Just clicking can be enough.

Ransomware is currently a huge problem at the moment.

[davyk31]

Is the biggest question not how the Police know your email address from your car registration???? That should stop anyone with a brain from clicking anything silly.

[Kal101]

It's a scam.

There's too many grammatical errors that even I can spot.

Reckon you click on the link and they put a lock out virus on your system. But like the ukase or metropolitan police random ware.

If you want to know more click here .

[HelmutVisor]

I think things like that are great.

If someone is stupid enough to firstly believe it's genuine and secondly click or action it, they have demonstrated they should be flushed from the gene pool, have their car keys removed and have their bank account hoovered out by the Crown Prince of Nigeria.

[dopper99]

The fact your reg number is not on there. ........ they can fook right off and stick it where the sun don't shine.

[dopper99]

Another thing with these sorts of emails is check what email address it came from. Usually some gmail bollox account.

[TouringPleb]

As far as I know NIPs are always posted. When you are flashed they get the registered address from the DVLA database which wouldn't have your email linked to it.

[PurpleTT]

So to sum up.... we're not sure.

[philiper1]

Interesting article

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/...malware_virus/

[img]http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/resou...onsive-gallery[/img]

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Ah good they have taken down the website.

https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/12/02/...of-ransomware/

As mentioned there is a really big increase in Ransomware attacks and blackmail attacks are becoming more prominent.

Graphical but gives a representation of how active attacks are.

http://map.norsecorp.com/#/

[NorthEastX5]

thanks for the replies....yup knew it was fake but figured you'd like to see it.

quite impressive lengths these people will go to now!!

of all the phishing emails i've received lately this is one of the better ones.

the other bit I like is the "Copyright" !!!! is GMP a trademark????

[Russbmw]

I think we should play a game of picking out all the grammatical errors....

Apart from those mentioned above already, there's also

"EXCEED 30MPH....."

erm...that'll be "EXCEEDING" in the context of the sentence.

Next!! :

[Russbmw]

LOL! My mate at work has just come in and said he'd received exactly the same email!

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Just remember while we are able to spot obvious things such as spelling, grammar etc, that these things can encrypt your laptop or company server.

A lot of these type of attacks have poor wording as they rely on working out country etc from IP, computer settings etc and if received in France it would auto change to be in French with a Paris gendarmes setup.

Also, they are moving away from attachments etc and using embedded .JS to do an ET and call home for the full commands.

They also make use of social engineering to target specific people in an organisation, with an email that looks like it comes from someone they know.

Another one that is increasing is hijacking laptop camera and blackmailing people.

A finance director at a friends company had this, working in HK, they accessed his laptop and took pics of him getting change, sitting in boxers etc and he received an email asking for cash (bit coins) or they would send the pics to his address book (AD all).

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201...load-required/

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/mediali...wpna.pdf?la=en