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Email scam: Payment failure message

Sorcha
Former EE Community Manager

We've seen an increase in phishing emails pretending to be from EE. Here's some information to help keep you safe from these kinds of scams.

 

What does it look like?

 

It will look very much like the email has come from EE. It says that your latest payment has failed and asks you to click on a link to update and verify your billing details. There are variations to the message, as shown below, as scammers are always changing the content. The link itself goes to a fake EE Login page. 

 

These emails are 100% fake and are a ploy to get your bank details/account details. DO NOT click on any links in these emails. Remember to always login to your accounts directly and never through an unsolicited link that has been sent to you.

 

If you receive anything similar to this, or anything you think may be suspicious, make sure to forward the email to phishing@ee.co.uk and then delete it from your inbox. 

 

Here are some examples of the emails and the fake login screen. 

 

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Another example which has been reported to us looks very similar to these. Again it asks for card details to be entered into a fake page. The email is titled View bill - Error as shown in the first image below. The second image shows the fake page which is asking for card details. 

 

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As always, never enter your details into a page sent to you via an unsolicited email, text message or pop-up. 

 

For more information on Spam and phishing and how to report it, take a look at our main article here.

 

42 REPLIES 42
S_Chapman
Investigator
Investigator

Hi,

 

Got one of these emails this morning, so this is still very much an active scam.

 

Sue

Bamaworley
Visitor

Thank you i received an identical email today looked absolutely legit I'm glad I checked here first!

SinéH94
Investigator
Investigator

Hi,

I just received an email saying my payment had failed. Unfortunately I clicked on the link without thinking too much about it because I have recently got a new bank card. I'm quite concerned now. 

I didn't go any further after clicking the link as I realised they had sent it to an email address I don't use for EE. Can you advise me on this and if I should take any further action after clicking on the link.

 

Many Thanks

Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Hi @SinéH94 

 

Thanks for coming to the community. 

 

Did you log in with your email address and password? 

 

Leanne. 

Hi,
No I didn't. I just clicked the link in the email asking me to update my details but I didn't actually log in after that.



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Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Hi @SinéH94

 

I would recommend changing your passwords, if you are concerned about your details.

 

Please also forward the email to phishing@ee.co.uk

 

Thanks.

 

Leanne.

XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

@SinéH94 : Just clicking the link in itself is harmless. It just brings up a webpage in your browser. As long as you typed nothing into that webpage you are safe.

 

Don't go there but what was the link?

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whitemusk70
Visitor

I have received one today and I started panicking. I thought it was strange and after checking My EE page I realized that it was a scam. Going to report it now to the email address provided 

James_B
EE Community Manager
EE Community Manager

Thanks for reporting this @whitemusk70 🙂

 

James