a small favour from all ambulance crews

arfur · 9 Feb 2009 at 13:16

Do you have an official handbook called the "The Association of Professional Ambulance personnel" or APAP? or a desk planner from the same body? if so can you either PM me or see if there is an advert in/on it regarding printer inks? I'm investigating a protential scam that I've been caught out on, thanks

HummuH1 · 9 Feb 2009 at 13:21

Hmmm, fishy.

Werewolf · 9 Feb 2009 at 13:30

Let me guess, you've received a call/invoice from a company that claims that your company agreed to place this advert in the aforementioned "charitable" item, but no one in your company/organisation has any memory of agreeing to this deal?

It's a very old scam that generally relies on the person answering the phone panicking and not checking that the invoice is real (IIRC it's normally done with the calender/book supposedly going to schools/fire stations/hospitals, but oddly enough not the police or trading standards...)

Bennie-Mac · 9 Feb 2009 at 14:15

Werewolf said:
Let me guess, you've received a call/invoice from a company that claims that your company agreed to place this advert in the aforementioned "charitable" item, but no one in your company/organisation has any memory of agreeing to this deal?

It's a very old scam that generally relies on the person answering the phone panicking and not checking that the invoice is real (IIRC it's normally done with the calender/book supposedly going to schools/fire stations/hospitals, but oddly enough not the police or trading standards...)

I had a call recently from Child Protection UK Ltd, claiming the 100 or so drug awereness books i had placed an order for were printed and ready to be put into the school of my choice. I told them i didnt remember agreeing to this and the girl put me on to her supervisor who fed me the same **** over and over again ignoring my question of "Do you have any proof i ordered this?" Eventually i just told her where to go and hung up. A quick google of "Child Protection UK scam" later confirmed i was right to put the phone down.

Alphane · 9 Feb 2009 at 14:21

Werewolf said:
Let me guess, you've received a call/invoice from a company that claims that your company agreed to place this advert in the aforementioned "charitable" item, but no one in your company/organisation has any memory of agreeing to this deal?

It's a very old scam that generally relies on the person answering the phone panicking and not checking that the invoice is real (IIRC it's normally done with the calender/book supposedly going to schools/fire stations/hospitals, but oddly enough not the police or trading standards...)

Yes I got hired by one of these krus once we where doing 'fire mans diaries' apparently, I blew them up to the DSS when I quit and went to sign on and they claimed they couldn't pay me cos I walked on a job, when I went to the 'castle communications' offices to get my last paycheck they wher gone then.

arfur · 9 Feb 2009 at 14:26

I've been in touch and they have sent me faxes of delivery notes to the school, which I have checked on the tracking website. They did deliver something but I cant tell what. I have called the school and asked them to see if they can find any.

Burnsy2023 · 9 Feb 2009 at 14:31

arfur said:
I've been in touch and they have sent me faxes of delivery notes to the school, which I have checked on the tracking website. They did deliver something but I cant tell what. I have called the school and asked them to see if they can find any.

If you didn't request it and it's not a mistake, it's yours for free under UK law.