If it is a hoax, why is there a link on the site which takes you to the
Department of Health website where you can download the green paper in PDF
form, plus a lot of other subsidiary documents?
Wendy
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
Behalf Of Barbara Wilson
Sent: 06 August 2009 13:58
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: DLA Email
However Kevin, it is amazing how many people have already signed it, and
people I always thought to be sensible and intelligent.
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Barbara Wilson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Morris" <drewdog101@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:50 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: DLA Email
I think that alarm bells should, indeed be sounding particularly as
the government (with cross-party support) has (only relatively
recently) agreed to increase DLA for blind individuals. Any proposals
to cut the benefit would run directly counter to this decision and
would therefore make me suspicious of their authenticity.
Regards,
Kevin
On 06/08/2009, Barbara Wilson <barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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Barbara Wilson
M: 07917710779
T: 02887784046
E: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IM: creativeeyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Skype: creativeeyes
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