"British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing Scam Home Categories Scamming "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing Scam 3 3 614 1 6y ago 2019-07-13T08:30:07-05:00 6y ago 2019-07-13T08:34:36-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Scammers are sending out fake "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" emails like the one below. The fake emails are phishing scam that contains links to fake and cloned British Gas websites. Now, any attempts to sign into the fake websites will result in the visitors' account credentials being sent to the cybercriminals. Once the cybercriminals have gotten the stolen credentials, they will gain access to the accounts and use them fraudulently. Therefore, British Gas customers who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their password and contact British Gas for help. A "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing ScamFrom: BRITISHGAS <support@ektown.jp>Date: 13 July 2019 at 09:21:31 BSTSubject: Over-payment Return #058938http://lotto109.com/dingBritish GasWe'll send you emails from now on We'll send you emails from now onHelloBRITISH GAS WANTS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN OVER-PAYMENT REFUND OF £453 GBPOur records indicate that you have paid more than you should have for your British Gas Services from 2016-2019 and because of this reason, we have decided to refund you the total amount which you have overpaid.This is an automatically generated email.Please do not reply as the email address is not monitored for received mail.Register your account Continue to your accountIf you manage your account online, you’ll be able to:Book an engineer and manage your appointmentsJoin Rewards Continue to your accountAdd Rewards to your online account and get little extras for being with usGet exciting giveaways, such as free energy with Loyalty Days.Visit Rewards Visit Rewards Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? (1) (0) More For You ▷dailystuffonline.com - Customer Review ... ▷Is vilyshop.myshopify.com an Untrustwor... ▷Is seeyouwood.myshopify.com an Untrustw... ▷Is kycdo.com an Untrustworthy Online St... ◁Fake 'Cyber Crimes Unit Asia Division' ... ◁'Microsoft Office 365 Sign-In Activity'... ◁'Quick Loan' Advance-fee Scams Being Se... ◁'Speedy Cash America Loan Approval' Adv... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter comment post here 3an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMar 25, 2020 at 5:25 AM by "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Dunfermline, Scotland, United KingdomI received the message today - March 25th 2020 so this scam is still going round.We were not British Gas customers during the time quoted (2018-2020)an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userNov 28, 2019 at 9:16 AM by "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Hereford, England, United Kingdom29 November 2019 14.29Just had an attempted scam. Reduction in Homecare bill as we had not made a claim. Female caller had name and address and detail of our Homecare account. Hung up when she advised that there would be a follow up call from the "Implementation Team". Advised police non emergency number. Call came from 020 347 69808.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 22, 2019 at 12:49 PM by "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing Scaminfo"From: Customer Support Date: 22/08/2019 10:16 (GMT 00:00)Subject: BRITISH GAS: Over-payment Return #841274717 08/22/2019British GasView this email onlineWe'll send you emails from now on We'll send you emails from now onHello,BRITISH GAS WANTS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN OVER-PAYMENT REFUND OF £467.20 GBPOur records indicate that you have paid more than you should have for your British Gas Services from 2016-2019 and because of this reason, we have decided to refund you the total amount which you have overpaid.This is an automatically generated email.Please do not reply as the email address is not monitored for received mail..."Here is another scam.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMar 25, 2020 at 5:25 AM by "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Dunfermline, Scotland, United KingdomI received the message today - March 25th 2020 so this scam is still going round.We were not British Gas customers during the time quoted (2018-2020)
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userNov 28, 2019 at 9:16 AM by "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Hereford, England, United Kingdom29 November 2019 14.29Just had an attempted scam. Reduction in Homecare bill as we had not made a claim. Female caller had name and address and detail of our Homecare account. Hung up when she advised that there would be a follow up call from the "Implementation Team". Advised police non emergency number. Call came from 020 347 69808.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 22, 2019 at 12:49 PM by "British Gas Eligible For an Over-Payment Refund" Phishing Scaminfo"From: Customer Support Date: 22/08/2019 10:16 (GMT 00:00)Subject: BRITISH GAS: Over-payment Return #841274717 08/22/2019British GasView this email onlineWe'll send you emails from now on We'll send you emails from now onHello,BRITISH GAS WANTS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN OVER-PAYMENT REFUND OF £467.20 GBPOur records indicate that you have paid more than you should have for your British Gas Services from 2016-2019 and because of this reason, we have decided to refund you the total amount which you have overpaid.This is an automatically generated email.Please do not reply as the email address is not monitored for received mail..."Here is another scam.