SamUK

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How the scam works

An email lands in your inbox claiming to be from Frank Adam, the chief consumer protector at the Civil Aviation Authority, who explains that you're receiving the email because you’ve been identified as an air passenger who was stranded in Europe due to the recent volcanic ash flight ban.

The email will then go on to say that every passenger who has been unable to travel due to airport closure is entitled to compensation from the airline they booked their flight with. However, many airlines are refusing to pay out because the ash cloud was an ‘act of God’.

As a result, the Civil Aviation Authority has generously decided to set up a fund totalling £25 million to compensate passengers, and each affected passenger can receive £2,000 – including you!

You will then be asked to contact Frank Adam and provide your name, address, phone number and copy of your passport. After this, you’ll be asked to send an administration fee to release your payment, or you will be sent a cheque and be asked to send the fee by wire transfer once you’ve paid the cheque into your account.

Of course, you will never see any of the compensation money because this is a scam. If you do receive a cheque, it will be fake. The Civil Aviation Association has denied any existence of such a fund and has not sent out any emails. So if you receive one of these emails in your inbox, you should delete it without responding.

subaruturbo_18

Almost clever, but upon reading it does seem an obvious scam.

Steve vRS

As soon as you are asked for a payment to release funds, alarm bells should be tolling!

Steve

Clarebabes

Yes, to us savvy people who use the internet on an hourly basis, but there are still people who genuinely think there is nothing wrong with this, hence the reason the scammers are willing to do it. Nightmare.

LG John

It never ceases to amaze me that people don't figure out that a scam is a scam when:

1) Someone contacts by any means other than in person saying you are due money.

and more importantly...

2) That you have to pay money (admin fee) to get your money. I mean, how stupid are these people??

Them, "sir you are due 10-gazillion points but you must first send us £10,000 so we can release the funds"
Me, "tell you what, take 1 gazillion out of my pot and send me the remaining 9...thanks"

Terminator X

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Someone must be a proper tool to ever fall for such a ruse & deserves to be parted from their money

TX.

Terminator X

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Banks take this risk now don't they ie bank it & if it's still there after 6 working days the money is yours

TX.

Torquemada

With you there!
These things should be renamed from scams to idiot catchers.
Trust no one.

JPL

True, but like Clarebabes says, we're on the internet all the time.

I have internet savvy, but I haven't a clue how an engine works, and a mechanic could "scam" me quite easily.

Leslie

There will be people who are not used to the possibility of this sort of thing happening. They will just assume that it is all above board. These scammers don't let the grass grow do they!

Les

Torquemada

Yeah, know what you're saying but I had common sense before I ever used the internet

If a mechanic told me that I could have a free MOT but it would only cost me 40 quid to get the car back, I think I'd clock on to it quickly
And I don't necessarily think that you can compare an email/internet scammer with a mechanic but I certainly get the drift, some people just trust anyone and anything unfortunately

Torquemada

Jay m A

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MOT's are £50 so you'd be quids in!!! Fill yer boots

JPL

One of my most favourite finds when browsing the t'interwebs...

http://www.dump.com/2010/05/13/honesty-pic/

LOL !

Steve vRS

I'm surprised no one has posted the picture of the big black guy leaning back in his chair saying something like, "Please send all your account details to Lagos."

Steve

Torquemada

whoops, lol, typo!! Darn you

kingofturds

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Steve vRS

Thank you!

Scam threads aren't the same without him

Steve

PaulC72

i am patiently waiting for mine.....even though I haven't flown recently

subaruturbo_18

In my experience, if a mechanic tells you its "the cheapest round 'ere" then hes probably trying it on.