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Seems this could be going around the north east now. Just had a call this lunch time from a guy from county durham police saying my business had been recommeded to them by the council and would I be interested in advertising in the police community overdrive magazine going out to 65,000 home in DH post code. He did not seem very professional and gave me his mobile number when I said I would think about it.

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Seems this could be going around the north east now. Just had a call this lunch time from a guy from county durham police saying my business had been recommeded to them by the council and would I be interested in advertising in the police community overdrive magazine going out to 65,000 home in DH post code. He did not seem very professional and gave me his mobile number when I said I would think about it.

 

It's not a scam but it's completely useless. I saw the magazine and its ok but a few months after the first cold call, I got another call telling me I'd placed an advert and I'll be invoiced.

I pointed out that I hadn't placed an ad and I would not be paying.

He pointed out that I was legally committed due to a verbal agreement and I'd be prosecuted if I didn't pay in 7 days. I asked to speak to his boss which made him start yelling at me then he hung up.

Quality. 😄👎👎💩

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It's not a scam but it's completely useless. I saw the magazine and its ok but a few months after the first cold call, I got another call telling me I'd placed an advert and I'll be invoiced.

I pointed out that I hadn't placed an ad and I would not be paying.

He pointed out that I was legally committed due to a verbal agreement and I'd be prosecuted if I didn't pay in 7 days. I asked to speak to his boss which made him start yelling at me then he hung up.

Quality.

 

This has been knocking around for years and I am ashamed to say I fell for it.:confused1: I don't consider myself an easy mark either.

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Just to drag up a really old thread................

 

This scam was on the phone again today.

Woman with a Manc accent, which makes a change from the blokes with scouse accents that have been doing it for years

 

Today's phone number was 0161 6969128

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Yer wee get them all the time 

when I was young dumb and green, 

sent me the mag looked, crap claimed it was going to every library and school in county, which it didn’t so I didn’t pay, 

said id see them in court they never took it further 

 

 

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