Unclaimed prize register

Shotocannon

Guys!
I have received the same letter twice over the past 4 weeks and guess what? My PERSONAL allocation code is exactly the same as your PERSONAL allocation codes, 603498.
What does that spell, looks lik S-C-A-M to me.
If there had been a postage paid envelope, they would have received their own rubbish back, along with a pile of various other junk that comes through the door, needless to say the shredder has had breakfast

Kay

Guess what! I've had one of these as well - and the unique allocation number is 603498! Wow! Can't believe how lucky I am, to have won competitions I've never entered... :rotfl:

CS_Powell

please please please do not ever fool for these scams, I myself have never been stupid enough to be fooled by these people but I really do feel sorry for these vulnerable people out there who do fall for these kind of scams, I say that if you have never entered for any competition then ignore it, these people do change their name quite frequently but it is always the same area and postcode ROSS-ON-WYE HR9 9ZU, they are currently going under the name of County Awards Registry Bureau, now i'm guessing that they change their name to avoid being detected but I think that it is about time for these people to be named and shamed once and for all, report them now, stop these criminals in their tracks

AnnieP20

I have had a final reminder today too, telling me that I haven't responded to their last letter.... My personal code is the same as everybody else's (603498):j
They are getting it shredded, with all the rest of the junk mail I opened today, in an envelope with no stamp on.
Hope they enjoy getting it as much as I did!

wr11jones

AnnieP20 wrote: »

I have had a final reminder today too, telling me that I haven't responded to their last letter.... My personal code is the same as everybody else's (603498):j
They are getting it shredded, with all the rest of the junk mail I opened today, in an envelope with no stamp on.
Hope they enjoy getting it as much as I did!

I got the same letter (again) this morning, but I have a different personal code (642884), so maybe I've got a genuine one !!!!
I'll have to get a cheque off to them as soon as possible, too good a chance to miss.

DAMN AND BLAST.
Just when an opperunity comes, I've lost my cheque book.... Oh well, better luck next time....... I don't think so !!!!!

hoggy123

My mum who is 83, has just called me excied about her win. She to has the code 642884. They were asking her to call a number, rather than send anything.

If they are not changing their address how comes they have not been shut down by now. This is so cruel. How many vulnerable people are they fleecing with this.

24stubbs

We have received 2 letters also from County Awards Registry Bureau claiming we have won a GREAT prize. This is a SCAM!! Below I have attached their web site, where it gives you their contact details plus you can also fill out an online form.

I think the more people who fill out the form or contact them and tell them where to stick their prozes the better!!

web site www. mcintyreanddoddmarketing .com

(Just remove the spaces in the website link above as the forum will not allow be to post the link directly.)

oldbill65

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Newsroom

Press releases 2010


OFT seeks court order against prize draw promoters

02/10 11 January 2010
The OFT has issued High Court proceedings against the companies and individuals behind five UK prize draw promotions in an attempt to prevent mailings and the distribution of scratch-cards which, the OFT considers, are misleading.
The proceedings seek an injunction preventing unfair practices by Gloucestershire-based Purely Creative Limited, and Strike Lucky Games Limited, McIntyre & Dodd Marketing Limited, The Winners Club Limited, and Dodd Marketing Limited, all of which are based in Herefordshire.
The injunction is also being sought against Adrian John Williams, a common director of all the companies, and Wendy Elaine Ruck, the common secretary, as well as Catherine Cummings a second director of Purely Creative Limited, and Peter Jude Henry, a previous director of The Winners Club Limited.
The businesses promote various premium-rate prize draw scratch-cards which are distributed through inserts in magazines and newspapers, as well as direct mailings. The action is being taken under the Enterprise Act 2002 for breaches of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs).
The OFT considers the promotions are legally unfair because they:

• create the impression that the recipient has won a prize, which in fact cannot be claimed without incurring a cost, such as through a premium line telephone call or a payment for 'insurance and delivery'
• deceive consumers into believing they have been particularly fortunate to have been selected or to have won a prize
• deceive consumers that a prize is of a high value
• omit information, or provide ambiguous information, about the chances of winning, costs of claiming, and terms and conditions of the prize draw.

The companies believe that their promotions comply with the relevant laws and guidelines and have refused to cease their publication.
Heather Clayton, OFT Senior Director, said:
'Our case is that these promotions encourage people to believe they have won a valuable prize when, we argue, the plain fact of the matter is that people are being sold a low value product. We have been unable to reach agreement with the companies or secure voluntary agreement that distribution will cease. So we think the best thing now is for the High Court to decide the matter.'
NOTES
1. Purely Creative Limited has a registered office of Kings Buildings, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5HE. Strike Lucky Games Limited and McIntyre and Dodd Marketing Limited, and The Winners Club Limited have the same registered office of Green Heys, Walford Road, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5DB.
2. It is for the High Court to decide whether the promotions are unfair under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 ('CPRs'). No date has yet been scheduled for the High Court hearing.
3. The CPRs came into force on 26 May 2008 implementing the EC Directive on unfair commercial practices. The CPRs prohibit unfair commercial practices which distort consumers' decisions. They introduce a general duty not to trade unfairly on businesses dealing with consumers. They prohibit misleading consumers by action or omission. They also contain prohibitions against aggressive practices, as well as 31 specific practices that are always considered unfair.
4. The CPRs are enforceable by the OFT and other designated enforcers through both the criminal and civil courts. Breaches of the CPRs also constitute 'Community infringements' under the Enterprise Act 2002. Under this Act, the OFT can apply to the courts for an injunction ordering businesses to comply with the law in future. It may also accept undertakings from those involved in lieu of action.

1leonardo

Hi

DM released its 2009 results today and announced a record profit.

It makes me so angry!

holymoley111

Hi

Just got my letter this morning still with the same old scam. Will shred it and post it back to them. Does anybody know what the upshot of the OFT investigation was? Should I report it to them instead?