An urgent warning has been issued over a fraudulent email claiming to be from Ofsted.

The message, purportedly sent from an ofsted.gov.uk email account, prompts recipients to confirm their payment details via PayPal.

In a statement, Ofsted states: "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

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