Is convicted ex accountant Darren Upton practicing?

[cojak]

Or even just contacting them separately.

I did consider that it might have been a scam before letting it through, but a quick check showed that there is a URL with that name.

Justice.gov.uk

I expect people here to perform their due diligence - we tell them often enough...

[LondonManc]

Fair enough. I'd still be cautious before giving any bank details though, to be on the safe side.

Just get them to send a cheque then. Or tell them you'll pop in - got to be worth the journey given the sum involved?

[velcro]

Fair enough. I'd still be cautious before giving any bank details though, to be on the safe side.

[eek]

The salient part is "if" - how to be sure that it is a real gov dept. Although a cursory google does show that justice.gov.uk is a valid domain name for that dept of the government.

If there is a gov.uk domain that isn't a proper Government department or local council there are far bigger issues to worry about. I know National Parks and other Quangos that don't pass the criteria for getting one ands if there is a problem they can literally be taken down in 10 minutes once the correct people are notified.

If the email address is @department.gov.uk it will be safe and that justice address looks 100% correct for the distribution of proceedings of crime from a case in West Yorkshire.

[ladymuck]

If it’s from a government department then it’s not a scam

The salient part is "if" - how to be sure that it is a real gov dept. Although a cursory google does show that justice.gov.uk is a valid domain name for that dept of the government.

[eek]

I get calls from people at HMRC with stories like that. They are all scams. I would beware contacting that email address!

Mods??

If it’s from a government department then it’s not a scam

[velcro]

I get calls from people at HMRC with stories like that. They are all scams. I would beware contacting that email address!

Mods??

[VDB74]

I was contacted last week by the HMRC confiscation unit to advise that that was a chunk of money waiting for me.
The chap I spoke to advised that there was money allocated to a number of victims available, but as some of the victims had closed their companies/changed their addresses he was struggling to find them to return the monies.

If anyone here is affected email WY-NE-ConfiscationUnit@justice.gov.uk. Reference 'Darren Upton' Case.

[Fred Bloggs]

I do think does Darren still read this forum?

Or more to the point who is his sockie?

He strikes me as a fairly vain individual from what I have seen in the media. I would think it pretty likely he looks in from time to time.

[saptastic]

I do think does Darren still read this forum?

Or more to the point who is his sockie?