Just got this email. It is a scam:
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Jeez, how embarrassing for that scammer, he/she are using a Hotmail address, very 1990's :-)
I got one of those too about a fortnight ago.
It is superficially quite convincing, except for the WK/NZTA logo was too large and didn't resize, it just ran off the edge of the window.
I reported it to CERT NZ and they said "This is a recurring phishing campaign pretending to be the NZTA. Unfortunately, this campaign is very sophisticated, and many New Zealanders have been affected by it".
Sigh
I always make sure I click on the link and enter my credit card details, just in case it's real...you know - to be sure I don't lose my licence plate number.
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Also got one, as did a friend. Seems to be quite widespread.
I'm a geek, a gamer, a dad, a Quic user, and an IT Professional. I have a full rack home lab, size 15 feet, an epic beard and Asperger's. I'm a bit of a Cypherpunk, who believes information wants to be free and the Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. If you use my Quic signup you can also use the code R570394EKGIZ8 for free setup.
i have got it twice luckily both times after i had just renewed for real so everything from the expire date to the amount was wrong
Common sense is not as common as you think.
NZTA have had this https://www.nzta.govt.nz/online-services/report-a-phishing-scam/ as a banner link for quite some time.
I have had multiple of these over the last few months; only in August will I be thinking "is this one real"
Handsomedan:I always make sure I click on the link and enter my credit card details, just in case it's real...you know - to be sure I don't lose my licence plate number.
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