People in Gedling borough are being told to remain vigilant after it emerged fraudsters are sending out fake Ofsted emails as a new way to con people out of money
Ofsted are warning people to delete suspicious looking emails claiming to be from them which ask for PayPal account details.
The spam emails, purportedly sent from an ofsted.gov.uk email account.
A spokesman from Ofsted said: “Please be aware that we will never ask for any fees to be paid to us through PayPal. If you receive a suspicious email like this one, please delete it immediately and take no further action.
The email says:
From: PayPal Payment IRxx.nteD@ofsted.gov.uk Sent: 14 March 2017 12:55 To: xxx.xxx@hotmail.com Subject: Your subscription payment confirmation “8xxxx4-ZmJ29kF2”
Dear ,
You sent a payment of £57.00 GBP to XXarcade This email confirms your purchase of the following subscription usign your PayPalID (xxx.xxx@hotmail.com): ———————————————————————————————————- Product description: 1 x XXarcade Unit price: £57.00 GBP Qty: 1 Total price: £57.00 GBP ———————————————————————————————————- This is a subscription order and you’ll be billed every month until you cancel your subscription. ———————————————————————————————————- ———————————————————————————————————- You have 7 days from the date of the transaction to cancel the subscription without beeing charged. ———————————————————————————————————- Yours sincerely, PayPal
