{"success":true,"data":{"id":"professional-license-renewal-phish","label":"Fake licensing board or certification body claiming a professional license or certification is expiring and requiring renewal fee payment via email link to avoid suspension or revocation — advance-fee fraud targeting licensed professionals; real license renewals are managed through official state licensing board or certification portals, never cold email payment links with suspension threats.","description":"Fake professional licensing board, state regulatory authority, or certification body claiming the recipient's professional license or certification is expiring and requiring them to pay a renewal fee via email link to avoid suspension or revocation — advance-fee fraud targeting licensed professionals. Real professional license renewals are managed through official state licensing board portals (state medical boards, bar associations, real estate commissions, nursing boards, CPA/PE licensing boards) or accreditation body websites; cold emails demanding renewal fee payment via link with suspension or revocation threats are advance-fee fraud attacks. Distinct from fake-tsa-precheck-global-entry-renewal-phish (government travel credentials) — this targets state professional licenses and professional certifications (medical, legal, real estate, nursing, CPA, PE, etc.). Detection: professional license/certification expiring + pay renewal fee/avoid suspension/revocation vocabulary + no List-Unsubscribe + no In-Reply-To + not protected sender. Trash score: +3. Source: GC1-R26; FTC fake licensing board renewal scam advisory; NASCLA professional license fraud patterns; state bar association phishing alerts 2025.","tier":"danger","category":"phishing","isThin":false}}