Jeremy wrote:
> Get a call from an organisation telling me that my firm has agreed to
> sponsor 20 books as a part of Child Saftey Awareness Campaign - say
> they have a form that I have signed agreeing to this from February this
> year and asking me of there is any particular school in my area that I
> would like the sponsored books to go to, perhaps the school to which my
> children go? Intended to inform children on the dangers/how to handle
> bullying, racism etc and is linked to the PHSE curriculum. Seems I
> agreed to this at a cost of Ł140 earlier in the year.
>
> I told the caller that I had no recollection of having done that so if
> they could fax over the documentation then I could review - the fax is
> in the other building sir, but Ill get that organised. I felt
> uncomfortable because I cannot remember *anything* about this and Im
> usually pretty hot on picking up on things / being able to be reminded
> of commitments I have made etc. but even more so when asked the school
> where my children go.
>
> I asked the caller for his name and contact telephone number. I just
> entered the number into google and it points to a Tool Hire firm in
> York.
>
> Sound familiar to anyone?
>
Yup
Scam.
They caught out several schools with this one before I managed to get an
email out to all I deal with.