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News Release from: UHY Hacker Young
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 February 2005
Don't fall for health and safety scam
Scam operators are back preying on unsuspecting businesses across the UK, warns a leading accountant:always consult official websites or consult Trading Standards
Scam operators have returned to prey on unsuspecting businesses across the UK, warns a leading accountant Mike Wasinski, a partner at the Manchester office of national accountancy group UHY Hacker Young, is warning businesses to ignore letters and faxes from scam operators purporting to be from the Health and Safety Registration Enforcement Division
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 2 Jun 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The official looking letter from a Bradford address demands payment of either GBP199 or GBP249 for registering the recipient with 'The Health and Safety Compliance Register'.
It implies that they could face a two-year jail sentence and fines of up to GBP13,000 for failing to act.
Wasinski said: "Trading Standards issued a warning about these scam operators back in May 2004.
They seemed to disappear for a while but now it looks like they're back preying on unsuspecting businesses.
"This is a bare faced rip-off, designed to hoodwink business people into sending money to the operators," he added.
"Someone is lining their pockets at the expense of the gullible by pure deception.
Tear-up the letter and warn your staff or anyone else who receives one to do the same." Wasinski points out that The Health and Safety Executive's legitimate Health and Safety Starter Pack is available to any business for just GBP30 by visiting their website at hsebooks.com.
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