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Subject: FW: Data Protection scam
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:38:54 +0100
From: David Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]>
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All
Apologies fro cross-posting
Peter Elliott of the RAF Museum also said on the list that there is a
warning on the Information Commission website
(http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/dpars.htm) which names several
companies.
D
David Dawson
Senior ICT Adviser
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jackson, Bruce [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 08 September 2003 10:53
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Data Protection scam
I thought I should post a warning notice in case other archive services
are targeted by the following scam.
We received a very official looking form in the post this morning,
complete with return envelope ( but not pre-paid) informing us that we
had not yet submitted a Notification under the Data Protection Act 1998,
and that we would be liable to a fine of up to £5000 unless we did so.
The form was to be completed and returned, with a cheque for £95 to PO
Box number in Blackpool.
I thought this odd, as we are part of the wider Lancashire County
Council registration, so checked with our corporate DP team, who gently
suggested it was a scam (and in fact has been mentioned in the press). I
felt a bit like the village idiot at this point! It all becomes a bit
obvious when you analyse it closely, but your first reaction is to just
deal with it.
So be warned, if you get one of these!
Bruce Jackson
Lancashire Record Office
8 Sept 2003
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