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Warnig over school absence scam

Thought that this warning might be relevant to those who may take their children out of school for holidays -see http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/10215634.Warning_over_school_absence_fraud/

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  • Anyone stupid enough to fall for this scam probably shouldn't be in charge of a child.
  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    Well it had to be someone they know, otherwise how would they have known that their child had been off school?
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  • Erinnire
    Erinnire Posts: 515 Forumite
    Anyone stupid enough to fall for this scam probably shouldn't be in charge of a child.

    Have to agree with Cherry_Bomb.

    As if anyone would just pay that much over the phone?!
  • Well it had to be someone they know, otherwise how would they have known that their child had been off school?

    It's probably like the scam emails you get from banks that you don't have an account with.....send them to enough people and they'll find somebody who does...
  • tom9980
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    traleegirl wrote: »
    It's probably like the scam emails you get from banks that you don't have an account with.....send them to enough people and they'll find somebody who does...

    Or worse private parking tickets where 70% of people pay and think they have to pay.
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  • geoffky
    geoffky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
    tom9980 wrote: »
    Or worse private parking tickets where 70% of people pay and think they have to pay.

    They can not help being sheep..I pity their mental state when they think a private company can fine you..
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