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unfairly being interviewed for benefit fraud

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  • ThumbRemote
    ThumbRemote Posts: 4,742 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    ceecee1 wrote: »
    There is absolutely no such thing as a cash reward, of any amount, when reporting someone for benefit fraud.


    Perhaps you could google it yourself and provide a link - either that or PM me with the details of the person or jobcentre who gave you this completely incorrect information



    In other words, you are chatting doo doo :D

    Mara69 wrote: »
    Of course she is. She makes a hoo ha over posting the details of a the benefit office (just the name of the office and not the officer) on the INTERNET *the horror!*. Of course, she is forgetting she could have PM'd it. Anyway, there is absolutely no 'bonus' offered for reporting a benefit cheat.

    Whoo, great to see the saddo keyboard warriors are out in force here.

    The OP merely stated something she was told. She didn't make the claim herself, she didn't try and back it up. She merely repeated it.

    Given that there's already an issue with someone making false allegations about her, is it any wonder she doesn't want to post ANY details of location on the internet at all. It only takes one troublemaker to phone up the benefits office and start saying things about "the woman who was in for an interview on 14th".
  • luceno1
    luceno1 Posts: 24 Forumite
    edited 16 February 2012 at 7:22PM
    Whoo, great to see the saddo keyboard warriors are out in force here.

    The OP merely stated something she was told. She didn't make the claim herself, she didn't try and back it up. She merely repeated it.

    Given that there's already an issue with someone making false allegations about her, is it any wonder she doesn't want to post ANY details of location on the internet at all. It only takes one troublemaker to phone up the benefits office and start saying things about "the woman who was in for an interview on 14th".


    Thank you :)
  • luceno1
    luceno1 Posts: 24 Forumite
    edited 16 February 2012 at 7:34PM
    Soapn wrote: »
    OP
    look on the bright side,if yr youngest is 4 you will soon be able to get a job and provide for them yourself, then you won't have to be explaining all facets of your life to the people who have kept your kids fed and clothed for the past years.

    Win Win

    yeah, suppose, but its 4 years well spent on making sure my children never speak to people like you.
    You've made it very clear that you wouldnt spit on my children if they were on fire so forgive me for not thanking you for your very kind "contribution".

    Revel in your thanks
  • Soapn
    Soapn Posts: 1,521 Forumite
    luceno1 wrote: »
    yeah, suppose, but its 4 years well spent on making sure my children never speak to people like you.
    You've made it very clear that you wouldnt spit on my children if they were on fire so forgive me for not thanking you for your very kind "contribution".

    Revel in your thanks

    I wouldn't dream of blaming the kids for what their parents get up to.

    Thank god there IS a benefit system, or you'd have had to stop at one kid, and have 4 or 5 part time jobs to feed and clothe them.
    When your life is a mess, stop and think what you are doing before bringing more kids into it, it's not fair on them.
    GLAD NOT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE "ENTITLED TO " UNDER CLASS
  • luceno1
    luceno1 Posts: 24 Forumite
    edited 16 February 2012 at 9:26PM
    Soapn wrote: »
    I wouldn't dream of blaming the kids for what their parents get up to.

    Thank god there IS a benefit system, or you'd have had to stop at one kid, and have 4 or 5 part time jobs to feed and clothe them.

    and the digs continue....
    ..... pulling teeth. I give up, you win

    but if you could do me the curtesy of not pulling me to absolute pieces anymore, that would be very humane of you.

    spit the pieces out when you're done.
  • emsywoo123
    emsywoo123 Posts: 5,440 Forumite
    luceno1 wrote: »
    and the digs continue....
    ..... pulling teeth. I give up, you win

    but if you could do me the curtesy of not pulling me to absolute pieces anymore, that would be very humane of you.

    spit the pieces out when you're done.

    You didn't come across well, the other poster didn't come across well either.

    It's the internet. Don't let it bother you, move on :D
  • Glad things have been sorted OP.
  • Soapn
    Soapn Posts: 1,521 Forumite
    emsywoo123 wrote: »
    Although to be fair to the OP, you shouldn't really be trolling about the benefit boards having a go, that is not what the point of them is.

    If you want that debate, go to DT.

    where is DT?
    When your life is a mess, stop and think what you are doing before bringing more kids into it, it's not fair on them.
    GLAD NOT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE "ENTITLED TO " UNDER CLASS
  • rocketman80
    rocketman80 Posts: 222 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    edited 16 February 2012 at 11:11PM
    Soapn wrote: »
    where is DT?

    Discussion Time is here.

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=57

    Have a read of the top sticky about posting on the Benefits board where one of the forum mods state:

    "ALWAYS BE NICE TO OTHER MONEYSAVERS. The corollary to this is, if you cannot engage in polite discussion, however passionately you feel, then do not post."
  • emsywoo123
    emsywoo123 Posts: 5,440 Forumite
    Soapn wrote: »
    where is DT?

    DT is where you have spent most of your time since joining MSE, whinging about benefits already ;)
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