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I've been on the internet since the early days of dial-up and had my own policy that unless I was absolutely sure of the origin of an email, messages etc containing links, then just like today I treat every one of those with the suspicion that they are potentially harmful scam links etc and avoid them.

There are scams however that fall within the frame of 'legal' such as the common scams regarding applying for fishing licences or booking driving tests etc online.

Avoid using search terms such as "book my driving test online etc" or renew my fishing licence online etc as there are sites out there which are not official sites but are specifically set up to capture those searching for information and the problem is that they do legally allow you to book your driving test or renew your fishing licence legally online through their site, the scam is that they charge an additional fee which the unsuspecting victim pays usually by debit card but legally these scammers haven't broken the law as long as somewhere in their T & Cs they indicate that they charge a fee for their services..

I'd always urge doing the research first to find out the official site where to apply and then typing that address into Google etc and then applying so as to avoid any hidden scam links to sites in online addresses which may look almost identical to the official sites.