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***SPAM Radio Control Free Gift Warning***
All,
Receved an email earlier on tonight saying I had won a free gift of a Cyclone TC kit, this was from a demonpowerproducts.com PLEASE BEWARE, demon power products use .co.uk, not com. I have communicated with the actual shop and IT IS NOT THEM. They think whoever it is is using some old database. .com domain is still under constructon so no idea who this is. However as part of the gist they are asking for a utility bill to be scanned and sent to them. I can only assume this is SPAM and an attempt to get addresses, so thought I would pass this on. Please note, it is NOT DEMON POWER PRODUCTS doing this, don't hold this against them, I have always found them great to deal with, this is some separate group of people somehow. Demon have said its ok for me to post on here a warning, in case anyone else is receiving similar emails!! May be worth postig here if you do, to see if this is a widespread issue. Thanks, Dave 
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Likewise !!!!!!!!!
  great service as a shop but this is dire - i just got the same email message offering me a free Cyclone Tourer ! Assumed it was dodgy for the above reasons but i was going to ring them tomorrow - thankyou for the heads up Dave More Scam than spam but im unsure as to what the objective is ? They already have an address, how would a utility bill help them scam me ? Or is it someone trying to harm their sales by making people lose confidence in the security of their servers ?
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06-02-2009
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Just received the same email.
Kev
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What I wondered is, some places use utility bills as proof of address, so maybe they are after them for this reason. In fact, where I used to work, mobile phones, does just that.... the worrying thing is do they have card details? Can't remember if I use Paypal with them!? Also, wouldn't specifically have a go at Demon for using bad servers, I mean Amazon and otherplaces have been got, I am not sure what they can do really! The thing pissing me off is I need to check all my CC's in case those details have got out. Dave
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Not only did it have my correct full address, but my mobile phone number as well.
Nick just sent me an email confirming that it was spam, but the web address if you go to it using the demon-powerproducts.com does get redirected to the genuine demon website. Kev
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I've just got one aswell with my full address and number.
This is the Email Congratulations! Here are the details for your free gift at demonpowerproducts.co.uk: -------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Matthew Barton Address: ******** ****** ****** ****** ****** ** -------------------------------------------------------------- GIFT: Hot Bodies 67700 Cyclone TC Competition Touring Car Chassis NEW Postage: £ 0.00 Grand Total: £ 0.00 -------------------------------------------------------------- For security reasons you must provide us a clear scanned/photo copy of the utility bill. Please send it via email to: [email protected] and we will dispatch your gift tomorrow! Kind regards, Andrew Phelps Demon Power Products I have edit my address. Last edited by matt; 06-02-2009 at 11:27 PM. Reason: add the Email
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