[access-uk] DLA Email

  • From: "Barbara Wilson" <barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Access-UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "jaws-uk" <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Portable-Player" <portable-player@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Secondhand-Zone" <secondhand-zone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "thebargainstore" <thebargainstore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "recycle-it" <recycle-it@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "UK Guide dogs" <uk-guide-dogs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Joanna Jones" <joannajones@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "talks-uk" <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:56:33 +0100

Apologies for the bulk Email, but I'm trying to send this to as many people who 
have sent it to me and the lists I have also read it on. I hope the moderators 
don't mind but I thought it of such importance to take the liberty.

Many of you by now will have received an Email warning of potential cuts to DLA 
and an upcoming Green Paper making certain proposals regarding benefits. On 
first receiving this Email I was suspicious as I tend to be of all such Emails. 
On going to the site, I noticed they were asking for your name and Email 
address. Again the warning bells sounded, is this just a way to get as many 
Email addresses as possible? There was a link to download the Green Paper and 
read and again I was worried this might just be a virus they want you to 
download to your computer.

Not being sure, I forwarded an Email to someone I know who works as a manager 
in the social care sector and is always well informed on such issues. I was 
sure if this was a real threat she would be aware of it. She's just replied 
informing me that she knows nothing about these proposals and is like myself, 
concerned by the Website in question. She has told me she knows of an Email in 
circulation informing people they may be elligible for a tax rebate. The Email 
porports to be from HMRC and the Website the link brings you too indeed looks 
just like that of the HMRC. However, it contains a very harmful virus.

Whether you think I am just being over-cautious or you like me are suspicious, 
I just thought it important to sound a word of caution before we all get 
carried away at the idea of what would be a very serious decision.



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