Suspicious Email....

Thorsson

LMAO (yes I use acronyms - didn't realise it was a crime). So, having been to Cardiff (last time about 20 years ago) is now some sort of problem; there's not many UK cities that I haven't been to, so I would have probably said the same no matter which city you picked. Having worked for a railway company, I know something about them (I do not 'spot' trains). I don't read the Guardian; in fact I don't read any newspapers, I get my news online. BTW the use of Grauniad stems from Private Eye back in the 60s - don't you think it sounds a little dated now?

I don't paint myself as some sort of internet engineer, whatever that is; however, I was moderating Compuserve forums in the early 90s, so I have been using the Internet longer than most people (don't think I said "the whole world"). As to the "second nature" thing, that's just so funny. I hadn't even visited the site when I wrote that; I was only repeating what I've seen, because it was obviously appropriate.

Time won't tell anything, because you will twist everything to suit your jaundiced view.

beamerguy

Thorsson .... unsure what your agenda is on here, it seems
that you love to argue and get the last word

Trust you have read the rules of this site, and in particular
those who Troll

It's worthwhile that you understand this as you are behaving
like a Troll

Thus far, I have not seen anything from you that could
remotely suggest that you want to help others, but prefer
to make unworthy comments.

Shame ???

System

Back to the issue in hand. If this is a scammer, it's not a very bright scammer.

The email address can only go to a Cardiff CC server so it would alert CCC if it was a scam. So how else would the scammer get money from people e.g. people that phone. So if they are not answering the phone, it appears their scam model is a bit off.

So what about that address? Is it likely to go somewhere else other than CCC? Or is someone intercepting CCC mail and email?

I think the OP has decided to stick their head in the sand with this one and is looking for support for this action. IMHO this will come back and bite them quickly. Council have an obligation to collect by formal means which can involve bailiffs.

Coupon-mad

IamEmanresu, yours was the voice of reason on this thread.

The OP should do as you advised and simply phone the main Council phone number and ask to be put through to someone who takes this seriously, either one way (scam) or the other (real penalty that needs addressing urgently).

The_Slithy_Tove

IamEmanresu wrote: »

I think the OP has decided to stick their head in the sand with this one and is looking for support for this action. IMHO this will come back and bite them quickly. Council have an obligation to collect by formal means which can involve bailiffs.

Not at all. What's the OP going to do if they got through on that number, which I suspect is not the council? There is no reference number on the email to identify anyone. If asked the car registration number, the OP could drive one of several, so no help there. Councils use letters in the post for formal communications, not generic emails with no identifying features.

I suspect that the Reply-To email address would not go to the council, but a scammer. You'd have to look through the email headers to find out.

catfunt

I would go to the Cardiff City council website, and get a suitable phone number from there.

Don't use the one on the email.....


I would definitely chase this up direct with the council. It is probably a scam, but best to make 100% sure just in case it isn't and you get a very nasty painful bite on the @rse further down the line.

Handbags-at-dawn

By the way: did you re-type the letter, or is it a copy of the original? I only ask because the post code for the Council PO Box 9000 is one letter out: it's CF10 3ND - not CF10 3WD.

System

I suspect that the Reply-To email address would not go to the council, but a scammer. You'd have to look through the email headers to find out.

A point I suppose but you don't need to go to the header at all. The OP has left the link in the first post and if you mouseover you will see the underlying email address.

Sometimes the facts are hiding in plain site.

Or someone is on a wind up to see who bites.

Thorsson

Handbags-at-dawn wrote: »

By the way: did you re-type the letter, or is it a copy of the original? I only ask because the post code for the Council PO Box 9000 is one letter out: it's CF10 3ND - not CF10 3WD.

Strange, because this Cardiff Gov site shows the opposite.

I tried several searches and it seems that different pages use W or N. Either both are good or Cardiff Council has made a blooper on some pages.

Coupon-mad

catfunt wrote: »

I would go to the Cardiff City council website, and get a suitable phone number from there.

Don't use the one on the email.....


I would definitely chase this up direct with the council. It is probably a scam, but best to make 100% sure just in case it isn't and you get a very nasty painful bite on the @rse further down the line.

Which is exactly what IamEmanresu suggested, way back at the start.