ASSISTANCE FOR MUTUAL BENEFITS

[Ben Laurie]

Watkin Simon wrote:
> 
> Q. Who in the UK can you report 419 letters or e-mails to?
> 
> A. Forward them to the National Criminal Intelligence Service, PO Box 8000,
> London SE11 5EN or mailto:419@spring39.demon.co.uk

The NCIS has a Demon mailbox???

> For more go to: http://www.ncis.co.uk/press/24_01.html
> 
> Simon Watkin
> Hi-Tech Crime Team
> Policing Organised Crime Unit
> Home Office
> LONDON
> mailto:simon.watkin@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Clayton [mailto:richard@highwayman.com]
> Sent: 29 July 2001 11:33
> To: UKcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Re: ASSISTANCE FOR MUTUAL BENEFITS
> 
> Perhaps our readers from the Home Office could comment on who in the UK
> accepts reports of these scams ... I got the impression from the NHTCU
> that it might not be their patch!

BTW, I've been trying to figure out how these scams actually work - my
assumption is that if you are stupid enough to bite, they will then hit
you for some money required to process paperwork or some such - but is
there anything more cunning going on?

Cheers,

Ben.

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