Email from police - apparently I bought stolen goods on eBay

Hezzawithkids

Idiophreak wrote: »

Most surprised.

I've rarely got a legitimate email containing an exclamation mark...much less one from the police

Perhaps the police are trying to appear more in touch!

ballisticbrian

Scary stuff indeed. And people still think that when they conduct business
over the internet it is private

Very little on the internet is private. Every packet of data has your IP address on it.

Idiophreak

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

Perhaps the police are trying to appear more in touch!

Maybe. Only a matter of time, then it would say this:

Alrite,

Tnx 4 da ovawlmin rspnse 2 da enquizzle.

I dnt c ne1 been brung 2 court (as dare r possablee 8 tons of ya!) we do need to rite down detales of pssible peeps wat sore it. Atched is a electric copy of da back of da stment, innit.

Fill it in.

As sum are wried bout da e-mail been legit pls buzz me on my numba tel xxxxxxxxx til 6 n after 2 tomoz.

(PS: Jeez, it's hard writing like that...plane English is like far more easier to rite, innit).

Hezzawithkids

Thanks - just spat tea all over my keyboard! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Blackpool_Saver

Idiophreak wrote: »

Maybe. Only a matter of time, then it would say this:

Alrite,

Tnx 4 da ovawlmin rspnse 2 da enquizzle.

I dnt c ne1 been brung 2 court (as dare r possablee 8 tons of ya!) we do need to rite down detales of pssible peeps wat sore it. Atched is a electric copy of da back of da stment, innit.

Fill it in.

As sum are wried bout da e-mail been legit pls buzz me on my numba tel xxxxxxxxx til 6 n after 2 tomoz.



(PS: Jeez, it's hard writing like that...plane English is like far more easier to rite, innit).

or even plain English :-)

Idiophreak

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

or even plain English :-)

errr.......yes.

barmonkey

To be honest if I got an unsolicited email claiming to be from the police it would go straight in the recycle bin as I would assume it was fake.

ballisticbrian

barmonkey wrote: »

To be honest if I got an unsolicited email claiming to be from the police it would go straight in the recycle bin as I would assume it was fake.

I think a more balanced approach would be, like all email, stay vigilant and alert to being scammed. But at the same time it's quite possible you've been contacted by email, just as you can now email your local police force yourself.

Blackpool_Saver

Idiophreak wrote: »

errr.......yes.

sorry, I was only teasing ;-)

shirlls

Idiophreak wrote: »

Maybe. Only a matter of time, then it would say this:

Alrite,

Tnx 4 da ovawlmin rspnse 2 da enquizzle.

I dnt c ne1 been brung 2 court (as dare r possablee 8 tons of ya!) we do need to rite down detales of pssible peeps wat sore it. Atched is a electric copy of da back of da stment, innit.

Fill it in.

As sum are wried bout da e-mail been legit pls buzz me on my numba tel xxxxxxxxx til 6 n after 2 tomoz.

(PS: Jeez, it's hard writing like that...plane English is like far more easier to rite, innit).

Brilliant, nearly weed myself!!