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Letter to complain about the poor standard of a service. Letter to complain about a delay to a service. Letter to complain about a phone, TV or internet bill. Letter to 'make time of the essence': services. Letter to claim damages for misrepresented goods or services. Letter to cancel a contract that's been breached.
Oct 31, 2023 · In the letter itself, the people behind it were trying to trick the company director into paying £48.00 to “Confirm Your Company Details & Activate Secure Vault”. Most, but not all, of the scam letters we have seen require the recipient to visit a website to make payment and seek further information.
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You should also report scams to other organisations. This increases the chance of scammers being caught and stopped. You should report all types of scams to Action Fraud, the UK's national reporting centre for fraud. Action Fraud can get the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau to investigate scams. They'll also give you a crime reference number, whi...
Recognising a scam. It might be a scam if: it seems too good to be true – for example, a holiday that’s much cheaper than you’d expect. someone you don’t know contacts you unexpectedly. you suspect you’re not dealing with a real company – for example, if there’s no postal address. you’ve been asked to transfer money quickly.
Dec 23, 2020 · This is a phishing scam impersonating Companies House. 25 January 2024. Added scam letter about a 'payment code'. 23 November 2023. Scam email pretending to be about online identification. 27 ...
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Recognising a scam. It might be a scam if: it seems too good to be true – for example, a holiday that’s much cheaper than you’d expect. someone you don’t know contacts you unexpectedly. you suspect you’re not dealing with a real company – for example, if there’s no postal address. you’ve been asked to transfer money quickly.