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D I G I T A L
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Posted: 9th May 2005 17:16
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hello people,
i just want to ask about this address in Liverpool. i'm from outside UK and i wanted to make sure the address really exists.

"PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom."
thankx in advnace.

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Dazzag
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Posted: 9th May 2005 17:33 Edited at: 9th May 2005 17:34
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Not sure if you can do the PO Box bit (bit worrying since it's just a place to pick up mail, and not a real address as far as I know - ie. no real links to whatever you are mailing to). But try [href]www.yell.com[/href] or [href]www.royalmail.com[/href]

Cheers

Ps. Why aren't by links working?

I am 99% probably lying in bed right now... so don't blame me for crappy typing
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David T
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Posted: 9th May 2005 17:59
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http://www1.getmapping.com/results.asp?productID=102&postcode=L70+1NL

The postcodel eads to premises owned by The Camelot Group, same people who run the lottery I suppose.

Since it's a PO box there's no way to see who actually picks up the mail as anybody could.

Facts are meaningless.
You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true.
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BatVink
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Posted: 9th May 2005 18:25
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PO Boxes are owned by the Post Office, you "rent" them for £40 a year. So it's a cheap way to hide your real address. There are many legitimate reasons (I use one for my website, as I don't have business premises).

You have to provide proof of identity and actual address when renting one. However, I don't know how accessible this information is if you needed to follow upon a scam or fraud.

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BatVink
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Posted: 9th May 2005 18:28
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**** Don't Do It!!! ****

Please don't tell me you were considering it...

http://www.internet-fraud.com/fraudforum/DCForumID32/105.html#

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D I G I T A L
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Posted: 9th May 2005 18:44
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well that blew it BatVink i was begining to dream about it. i just couldnt belive it might be a fraud e-mail. the e-mail had too much information that made me belive it might be true. thankx for your help.

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David T
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Posted: 9th May 2005 22:06 Edited at: 10th May 2005 01:29
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Wow - that email screams "fraud". They're too sure of their information.

Plus this email is a bit dodgy

Email:lotto_enquiries2005@yahoo.co.uk

But, yeah they have a PO Box on Camelot's premises, which leads me to think that that address is real but the email is not.

Facts are meaningless.
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Dave J
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Posted: 9th May 2005 23:25
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Oh dear.


"Computers are useless, they can only give you answers."
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adr
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Posted: 9th May 2005 23:34
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you can pay companies to receive postal mail for you. Perhaps camelot is doing this.... www.londonpresence.com will give you a cool sounding london based address and then just forward the mail onto you.

Me? With my reputation?
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David T
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Posted: 10th May 2005 01:30
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Although I'd have thought that somebody wouldn't hold a PO box lottery sccam with the company who run the lottery?

If so then they are really, really stupid.

Facts are meaningless.
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