Action Fraud. Ever used it?

d123

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

To be honest i don't think it's limited to MSE. I see it on other forums too.

Out of interest, where?

This is the only place I've seen it.

JustAnotherSaver

d123 wrote: »

Out of interest, where?

This is the only place I've seen it.

I'm a member on a number of car forums and i've seen it on those, not all of them but some.

d123

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

I'm a member on a number of car forums and i've seen it on those, not all of them but some.

Strange, I read a number of motoring/car forums and haven't seen it anywhere else.

You'd think MSE being the size they are would have fixed it by now though, it's pretty pathetic that such a large commercial company would ignore it for so long.

sheramber

The problem with apostrophes is due to Apple introducing Smart Punctuation which is enabled by default. Turning off Smart Punctuation is sorts it.

Why should MSE do anything when it is Apple's system that is the problem.

d123

sheramber wrote: »

The problem with apostrophes is due to Apple introducing Smart Punctuation which is enabled by default. Turning off Smart Punctuation is sorts it.

Why should MSE do anything when it is Apple's system that is the problem.

So why have people complained of it happening when posting from laptops?

Does Microsoft now use Apple Smart Punctuation?

agrinnall

sheramber wrote: »

The problem with apostrophes is due to Apple introducing Smart Punctuation which is enabled by default. Turning off Smart Punctuation is sorts it.

Why should MSE do anything when it is Apple's system that is the problem.

As described in post #8 there are a number of causes, only one of which is specifically Apple-related. The resolution has to lie in the hands of MSE to handle smart punctuation correctly.

agrinnall

Paulanty wrote: »

Shame on you Action Fraud - website removed

You'll need to give us a bit more to go on...


But if your complaint is that ActionFraud hasn't acted on a complaint you made, that's pretty usual, they don't have the resources to investigate most single complaints, they record them and if they see a pattern related to a complaint that may well trigger action against the fraudster.

d123

agrinnall wrote: »

You'll need to give us a bit more to go on...

Paul is trying to publicise his own website where he complains of being scammed.

A google of his term takes you to his site:

Hello my name is Paul and welcome to my site. I have been defrauded of the majority of my life savings of £29,000

https://www.catchmyscammer.com

pmduk

It's hardly something for him to boast about.

Jlawson118

Yes, just short of four years ago. I can't remember if I applied online or phoned them up but I did have an email correspondence with a formal letter attached from them.

Long story short, my bank stopped about £73 going through to PayPal, which PayPal put me in negative figures and demanded the money for months. They refused to accept the Action Fraud letter, and passed this 'debt' onto a debt collection agency. After the first letter from this agency, I phoned them up, explained the situation and asked me for my crime number which had been given from Action Fraud. I happily gave them this, never heard anything back.

So in conclusion, it's definitely worth contacting them and just getting that formal documentation!