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14th Oct 09
The Ministry of Justice has issued a warning having been made aware of a scam involving consumers being telephoned by people who claim they are from the Ministry or the Office of Fair Trading. The Ministry and the OFT would never contact consumers asking them for bank or personal details, or require consumers to make a payment to them overseas by money transfer. The full warning can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website here.
The Claims Management Regulation Unit has also received information which indicates that a similar scam is also being carried out in the name of authorised claims management businesses. Consumers are typically being told that there is a sum of money ready to be paid to them following the payment of a fee to the ‘business’, which they are being urged to send overseas via a money transfer at their nearest Post Office. We are not aware of any authorised businesses that take fees by requesting money transfers to go overseas, and consumers should contact Claims Management Regulation for advice if they are being asked to make such payments.
The Ministry of Justice has issued a warning having been made aware of a scam involving consumers being telephoned by people who claim they are from the Ministry or the Office of Fair Trading. The Ministry and the OFT would never contact consumers asking them for bank or personal details, or require consumers to make a payment to them overseas by money transfer. The full warning can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website here.
The Claims Management Regulation Unit has also received information which indicates that a similar scam is also being carried out in the name of authorised claims management businesses. Consumers are typically being told that there is a sum of money ready to be paid to them following the payment of a fee to the ‘business’, which they are being urged to send overseas via a money transfer at their nearest Post Office. We are not aware of any authorised businesses that take fees by requesting money transfers to go overseas, and consumers should contact Claims Management Regulation for advice if they are being asked to make such payments.
