Heard about this a few days ago and forgot to mention it - sorry if it's old hat or been deatl with already. Anyway, apparently there's a growing scam in certain parts of Europe which involves sending UK/foreign motorists what seems like official documentation demanding payment of fines for motoring offences which never took place. I'm not sure what claims or threats the 'documentation' makes but it's all convicing enough to lead some to aprt with their money apparently so beware.
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Just heard some more about this. The scam apparently emanates from Spain and involves tens of thousands of very realistic looking documents being sent to addresses in the UK. Spanish police are investigating the possibility that the scam may be linked to timeshare operations and their mailing lists. The documents state a fine of about 130 Euros has been imposed which if not paid will result in legal action being taken through the UK authorities. These documents look very credible apparently and anyone who receives one is advised to ignore it and forward it to the DTi (or whatever it's called).
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