Data Protection Breach

Covid_Vaccinator

@Fruitcake
Thought I would update you - reported to VCS and they believe it was an "accident." They also feel that the information is in the public domain, hence no breach has occurred. They believe it is an unfortunate oversight, and "a unique instance of the wrong letterhead being inadvertently being included within the documents." No mention as to whether they have notified the other party or the ICO.

Hopefully the relevant agencies (copied in my initial complaint) investigate and relay the incident to the other person.

Best wishes

Fruitcake said:

I suggest you send an urgent request to the DPO of the scammers, telling them to confirm that they have not sent your data to anyone else.

I would warn the other person whose data you have been sent. At the moment, it is they who have been the subject of the data breach and they should be complaining like mad as well as you.

Both of you should be complaining to the scammer's ATA.

It really would help for us to know who the scammers are because some of them have form for doing this before.

D_P_Dance

Make their "accident" a costly one. 

Has the PPC offered you any compensation?  Have you asked for any?    If not perhaps you should.  It will be a lot cheaper for them than if you take them to court and win, read this

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6249559/bulb-not-seeing-the-light/p1. 

The easiest £250 I have ever made

Covid_Vaccinator

2x courts, DVLA, ICO, GIAA, and landowners of company where it is alleged I parked have were all notified a few weeks ago. VCS claim they did not receive the email... Maybe I will remind them of that when they state I 'received' their post (I didn't).
Strangely GIAA state that VCS are 'green' on the most recent audit. I have asked for more details.

D_P_Dance said:

Make their "accident" a costly one. 

Has the PPC offered you any compensation?  Have you asked for any?    If not perhaps you should.  It will be a lot cheaper for them than if you take them to court and win, read this

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6249559/bulb-not-seeing-the-light/p1. 

The easiest £250 I have ever made

Covid_Vaccinator

Thanks all - hopefully this makes sense.
Court listed 30/6 - need to submit 3 working days prior to hearing.

I have attached my statement to a dropbox account - https://www.dropbox.com/s/wge0p3xdr7pkqoe/COURT-MSE.pdf?dl=0

KeithP

Covid_Vaccinator said:

Thanks all - hopefully this makes sense.
Court listed 30/6 - need to submit 3 working days prior to hearing.

I have attached my statement to a dropbox account - https://www.dropbox.com/s/wge0p3xdr7pkqoe/COURT-MSE.pdf?dl=0

You've just posted exactly the same thing on two threads.

Covid_Vaccinator

@KeithP - yes - sorry - bit of a difficult time (long story) - was posting late at night and couldn't see that it had posted on the thread - multiple windows open at the time & flicking between the too. Blame tiredness & stress/anxiety. Sorry.

beamerguy

Covid_Vaccinator said:

@KeithP - yes - sorry - bit of a difficult time (long story) - was posting late at night and couldn't see that it had posted on the thread - multiple windows open at the time & flicking between the too. Blame tiredness & stress/anxiety. Sorry.

Think we all understand that.
For your own ease of use, just stick to one thread