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K-P 03-11-2008 22:36
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Originally Posted by glasgow guy (Post 647158)
anyone who is stupid enough to hand over their bank details on their doorstep to someone wearing some id deserve all they get - my opinion.

Two of them in full uniform will be able to con quite a few people if thats what they are up to... Your view certainly but a bit blinkered..

Bonnyboy 03-11-2008 22:45
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Originally Posted by glasgow guy (Post 647158)
anyone who is stupid enough to hand over their bank details on their doorstep to someone wearing some id deserve all they get - my opinion.
Think you’re wrong in saying that. Some folk just aren’t as intelligent as others, they are vulnerable. That’s what the opportunist type conman relies upon. It’s like any door to door cold calling, a numbers game. Knock on enough doors you will get a sale or con some poor sod out of their cash.

Being a bit dim hardly makes a person deserving of being robbed on their own doorstep.

cashman 03-11-2008 22:50
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Originally Posted by Bonnyboy (Post 647167)
Think you’re wrong in saying that. Some folk just aren’t as intelligent as others, they are vulnerable. That’s what the opportunist type conman relies upon. It’s like any door to door cold calling, a numbers game. Knock on enough doors you will get a sale or con some poor sod out of their cash.

Being a bit dim hardly makes a person deserving of being robbed on their own doorstep.
thats all the more reason NOT to give yer details to a doorstep caller IMHO.

Bonnyboy 03-11-2008 23:00
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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 647168)
thats all the more reason NOT to give yer details to a doorstep caller IMHO.
Not to give your details out is the best advice as you and several others have said.

The conmen who go around knocking on doors know that eventually they will be met with some poor soul who is either too trusting, easily intimidated by their patter or just not all that bright. It doesn’t mean that those people “deserve all they get” as glasgow guy stated.

garinda 04-11-2008 00:03
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You can donate online.

North West Air Ambulance - Donations

I'd certainly never give them bank details on the doorstep.

jaysay 04-11-2008 09:46
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If these people are legitimate, going round asking people's for bank details on the doorstep is ill thought out to say the least, especially when we read all the time about con men knocking on doors. Like Rindi says you can donate on line, which I have recently done, as well as buying things in the online store, they do a good line in calendars:D

jambutty 04-11-2008 13:00
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Legitimate or not, what concerns me more is having an air ambulance requiring donations to operate.

An air ambulance is VITAL and probably more so than a paramedic ambulance and should be funded from the NHS budget that has been increased to compensate.

It is criminal irresponsibility that the government of any hue gives millions to third world countries, bails out banks, props up and subsidises private businesses, funds illegal wars etc but then cannot find the cash to fund vital services like the air ambulance and RNLI.

bondi38 04-11-2008 14:07
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Originally Posted by K-P (Post 647037)
Theres a couple of uniformed air ambulance people knocking on doors getting people to give them bank details for a 1 quid a week donation..

An hr after visiting here the police knock on the door looking for them

THEY ARE NOT SAYING THEY ARE DODGY

But they have had some complaints and are trying to find them

I repeat THEY ARE NOT SAYING THEY ARE DODGY.
I have had them on the phone asking for my details no way be careful i signed up around 5 years ago and you would be put into prize draw every month and send you winning numbers i was conned for about 6 months needless to say never recieved any winning numbers soon cancelled direct debit .

jaysay 04-11-2008 16:18
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Originally Posted by jambutty (Post 647264)
Legitimate or not, what concerns me more is having an air ambulance requiring donations to operate.

An air ambulance is VITAL and probably more so than a paramedic ambulance and should be funded from the NHS budget that has been increased to compensate.

It is criminal irresponsibility that the government of any hue gives millions to third world countries, bails out banks, props up and subsidises private businesses, funds illegal wars etc but then cannot find the cash to fund vital services like the air ambulance and RNLI.
I agree 100% JB karma on its way

jambutty 04-11-2008 16:31
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 647296)
I agree 100% JB karma on its way
Much obliged.

Tealeaf 04-11-2008 17:08
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I had 'em knocking on the door when I was up there a few weeks ago. I gave over my bank account details at Kaupthing Bank, High street, Rekjavik, Iceland.


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