[access-uk] Re: DLA Email

  • From: "Barbara Wilson" <barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:59:16 +0100

Peter, at last someone who has some inside knowledge. Thank you for bringing 
some sense and order to panic and disorder.


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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter Holdstock 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 6:56 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: DLA Email


  I'm a Disability Employment Advisor for Jobcentre Plus. It's not genuine.

  Peter


  From: Steve Nutt 
  Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:17 PM
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: DLA Email


  Hi Barbara,

   

  I have also seen this on Twitter, and even retweeted it myself, but I am 
pretty sure it is a hoax.

   

  All the best

   

  Steve

   


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  From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Barbara Wilson
  Sent: Thursday 6 August 2009 11:57
  To: Access-UK; jaws-uk; Portable-Player; Secondhand-Zone; thebargainstore; 
recycle-it; UK Guide dogs; Joanna Jones; talks-uk
  Subject: [access-uk] DLA Email

   

  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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