vitamail p.o box 1075 bedford mk41 9xp

custardy

trisontana wrote: »

Also the new laws which were brought out this week to outlaw these scams will be useless because most of the rogues operate outside the UK.

There was a good point made on this morning's news by someone from Age Concern. This was regarding Royal Mail and their delivery of these scam letters. The question was raised as to whether the RM could block these letters and not deliver them. Just by looking at the envelope usually gives a good idea clue to what they are.

that would really require an amendment/change to the USO for RM to be able to do that

jeanmd

Hey, guess what:j I've won £10,000:j from:eek: Vitamail.

The letter came through today saying place an order for £0 and they will send/ have brought/ transfered into my bank account the £10,000 I've won:j
Do you know my parrot loves these kind of letters, he get's new 'shreddies' in the bottom of his cage.

salena

Well i also received a letter from vita today stating i had won 10,000 pounds and instantly new it was a scam...To good to be true! Im now going to rip the letter up and place it into there special order envelope and post it! Of course accidently forgetting to put a stamp on it.

avelte

i got the letter too and i am the winner of £10000
sad people dont have anything better to do,:eek:

trisontana

It looks as though the dear old Readers Digest is now using the same techniques as some of those dodgy companies such as Vitamail.
:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7441437.stm

Shame on them.

Careful_Consumer

A long time ago, I foolishly ordered a herbal remedy from Vitamail, and have been unable to rid myself of them ever since. For a couple of months there was a lull, and I thought they had given up - Wrong!!!

This last few weeks I started to receive them again; from a new mailing address (now Box 50, 6 The broadway Mill Hill, London, NW7 3LL). In addition I am now receiving "Beauty Fountain" from the same address.

Scanning the links on the web, I have found Promondo, and from there NextMark. Here I found an e-mail address, [EMAIL="support@nextmark.com"]support@nextmark.com[/EMAIL] and have sent them an e-mail, threatening to send all their literature, unstamped, to france if they do not stop. To incense them, I have referred to them as unscrupulous thugs, but whether I will get a response is anyone's guess; I probably will not. Finding their actual address may be difficult, if not impossible.

At one stage they sent some clairvoyant rubbish; warning me of impending disaster if I did not return the enclosed Jack of Spades card. I advised the Royal Mail of this, pointing out that there are people who could be badly affected by such mailing. They, in turn, referred me to the police with the comment that some law(s) may have been infringed, but nothing came of that.

Previous returning of their unopened mail to the the then Bedford address, marked "unsolicited mail, return to sender" made no difference. If it continues, I will just put the mail back in their own reply envelope and send it (unstamped) to the new address. If it costs them for delivery, that may stop them.

Perhaps we should form a club, get together, and return their mail in bulk.

Careful_Consumer

salena wrote: »

Well i also received a letter from vita today stating i had won 10,000 pounds and instantly new it was a scam...To good to be true! Im now going to rip the letter up and place it into there special order envelope and post it! Of course accidently forgetting to put a stamp on it.

If you read the correspondence carefully, you will see that,whilst there is a suggested prize of £10,000, in fact you are only advised that you have won "a prize"; not a confirmed one of £10,000

royjh420710

brendang wrote: »

has anyone ever heard of this company,as i have just recieved a letter today saying i have definetly won £10000 all i have to do apparently is make an order and return it with my winning certificate to get the cash,you can order health stuff for only £4 or so ,anyone had a similar letter

This is a scam,I fell for this last year, my purchase was 11.99+3.90 postage and only received the item purchased.
Today I have received a simular notification, the company is BRIGHT SIDE, the layout is the same as Vitamail as is the address and both are the trading names of PROMONDO,a ltd company based in France.

dzug1

Careful_Consumer wrote: »

Previous returning of their unopened mail to the the then Bedford address, marked "unsolicited mail, return to sender" made no difference. If it continues, I will just put the mail back in their own reply envelope and send it (unstamped) to the new address. If it costs them for delivery, that may stop them.

Perhaps we should form a club, get together, and return their mail in bulk.

The problem is it WON'T cost them for delivery. They can refuse to pay and Royal Mail will dump it. (I assume it's not a replypaid envelope?)

Fortunecookie_3

Just adding to the list of £10,000 'winners', I received notification from 'Bright Side' clearly stating I had won £10,000 (not just 'a prize'). I am no stranger to these scams and so will not be parting with any money.

I have serious doubts that any action will be brought against these people (Bright Side/Vitamail/Promondo) but action is long overdue to protect the many vulnerable consumers who fall victim to these scams. What about the person who is up to their ears in debt who receives such a letter and believes it an answer to their prayers? Can anyone imagine the effect this kind of scam might have? I wonder how many people may have been driven to suicide by such raising and dashing of hopes. It is very cruel. So when do the people who perpetuate these scams become criminals and, therefore, subject to criminal law?