There are endless scam messages and websites trying to get your financial information by offering car tax payments.

This latest one is a variant on that by claiming that you have tried to pay and the payment failed so now payment is overdue and have to pay a fine as well as paying the car tax.

Warning: Your vehicle is no longer taxed.

Invoice ID is 450A3B2-74292080004

You must tax this vehicle before it is driven on the road, tax now at www.gov.uk/vehicletax.

That link looks correct but it actually goes to a scam web site that simulates the government web site and of course it takes your personal details and forwards them to the scammer.

Always find the relevant web site your self – do not trust links in unsolicited emails.

If you have any experiences with these scams do let me know, by email.