Scam ?

SRogan1991

hi, I have received this today, I’ve checked the company website and it doesn’t work. I have seen similar letters on here but just with a different company name, I also received a email today saying that there was a fire in there server room and for me to pay via a different site, can some please confirm that this is a scam 
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Coupon-mad

That looks like the latest iteration of last year's scam (YES - A SCAM) bailiff letter.

@Grizebeck do you agree?

@SRogan1991 show us the back page please.

Grizebeck

Coupon-mad said:

That looks like the latest iteration of last year's scam (YES - A SCAM) bailiff letter,

@Grizebeck do you agree?

Aye 100% its a scam

Coupon-mad

Thought so.  Needs reporting to Action Fraud and CIVEA.  AGAIN!

OP can we also see their email they sent (copy & paste it please - but redact your data) and tell us what email address sent it?

And that back page please.

We need to show other readers about this scam.

SRogan1991

back page thanks again 

Boat_to_Bolivia

It is exactly the same amount being claimed too IIRC. 

Obviously trying their luck again, the scamming scumbags.

Coupon-mad

Please report it with evidence, to Action Fraud and CIVEA and tell them this is the same bailiff scam they are already aware of that used a different header/name.

jimjames

Might be worth a few calls to their payment line to block it up and take their time. As it's got office hours I assume it's not automated and has people there. Few wrong digits so they can't find the reference will stop them speaking to other people and scamming

eskbanker

SRogan1991 said:

hi, I have received this today, I’ve checked the company website and it doesn’t work. I have seen similar letters on here but just with a different company name, I also received a email today saying that there was a fire in there server room and for me to pay via a different site, can some please confirm that this is a scam 

Up to you how much you redact but personally I'd be uneasy with my name and vehicle reg being shared publicly on here, together with likely year of birth....

Boat_to_Bolivia

eskbanker said:

SRogan1991 said:

hi, I have received this today, I’ve checked the company website and it doesn’t work. I have seen similar letters on here but just with a different company name, I also received a email today saying that there was a fire in there server room and for me to pay via a different site, can some please confirm that this is a scam 

Up to you how much you redact but personally I'd be uneasy with my name and vehicle reg being shared publicly on here, together with likely year of birth....

I agree. OP you can report the opening post by clicking on the exclamation mark in the red box below the post and selecting includes personal data.  Or email the forum team.

Then you could re-post the letter with your personal details redacted so others who may be caught up in this scam are aware it is just that..A scam!

KeithP

OP, perhaps you should also consider this...

...have you based your forum username on your real name? If so, you may want to get your forum username changed to something completely anonymous.

To help with that, have a read of this item from the Forum's FAQs:

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