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Scam Letter
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Andy
2022-05-05 15:48:11 UTC
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Anyone else received any scam snailmail from 1st central insurance?

Got a letter today requesting a copy of my driving license because
someone had attempted to impersonate me to buy car insurance.

website www1stcentralinsurtance.com [ which I believe to be genuine ]

customer services ***@first-central.com [which I smell a rat!
Jeff Gaines
2022-05-05 16:23:40 UTC
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On 05/05/2022 in message
Post by Andy
Anyone else received any scam snailmail from 1st central insurance?
Got a letter today requesting a copy of my driving license because someone
had attempted to impersonate me to buy car insurance.
website www1stcentralinsurtance.com [ which I believe to be genuine ]
No UK company would spell licence like that so there must be a good chance
it's a scam.
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Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
(Ken Olson, president Digital Equipment, 1977)
Indy Jess John
2022-05-06 07:49:35 UTC
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Post by Jeff Gaines
On 05/05/2022 in message
Post by Andy
Anyone else received any scam snailmail from 1st central insurance?
Got a letter today requesting a copy of my driving license because
someone had attempted to impersonate me to buy car insurance.
website www1stcentralinsurtance.com [ which I believe to be genuine ]
No UK company would spell licence like that so there must be a good
chance it's a scam.
It is the American spelling. Not something a UK company would do.

Jim
Jeff Gaines
2022-05-06 09:02:30 UTC
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Post by Indy Jess John
Post by Jeff Gaines
On 05/05/2022 in message
Post by Andy
Anyone else received any scam snailmail from 1st central insurance?
Got a letter today requesting a copy of my driving license because
someone had attempted to impersonate me to buy car insurance.
website www1stcentralinsurtance.com [ which I believe to be genuine ]
No UK company would spell licence like that so there must be a good
chance it's a scam.
It is the American spelling. Not something a UK company would do.
Not sure you can make that guarantee about all UK companies but hopefully
most of them!
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Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.
Harry Bloomfield Esq
2022-05-05 19:49:37 UTC
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Post by Andy
Anyone else received any scam snailmail from 1st central insurance?
Got a letter today requesting a copy of my driving license because someone
had attempted to impersonate me to buy car insurance.
website www1stcentralinsurtance.com [ which I believe to be genuine ]
A genuine domain for their email is '***@1stcentral.co.uk'.
Compare the part after the @ sign, against the email address they
suggest you send a copy to.
Indy Jess John
2022-05-06 07:51:07 UTC
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Post by Harry Bloomfield Esq
Post by Andy
Anyone else received any scam snailmail from 1st central insurance?
Got a letter today requesting a copy of my driving license because
someone had attempted to impersonate me to buy car insurance.
website www1stcentralinsurtance.com [ which I believe to be genuine ]
suggest you send a copy to.
And why would an insurance company spell it "insurtance" for their website?

Jim
boggy
2022-05-06 09:47:10 UTC
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Post by Indy Jess John
Post by Harry Bloomfield Esq
Post by Andy
Anyone else received any scam snailmail from 1st central insurance?
Got a letter today requesting a copy of my driving license because
someone had attempted to impersonate me to buy car insurance.
website www1stcentralinsurtance.com [ which I believe to be genuine ]
suggest you send a copy to.
And why would an insurance company spell it "insurtance" for their website?
Jim
I assume this is a typo in the posting - without the 't' takes you to a
'domain for sale' page - clearly not a genuine company if that address
is correct. (but was it www1st or is that a typo too and should be www.1st?)

<https://www.1stcentralinsurance.com/> does take you to an insurance
company site - they are real and appear in the FCA register.
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boggy
boggy
2022-05-06 09:52:01 UTC
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Post by Indy Jess John
Post by Harry Bloomfield Esq
Post by Andy
Anyone else received any scam snailmail from 1st central insurance?
Got a letter today requesting a copy of my driving license because
someone had attempted to impersonate me to buy car insurance.
website www1stcentralinsurtance.com [ which I believe to be genuine ]
suggest you send a copy to.
And why would an insurance company spell it "insurtance" for their website?
Jim
I assume this is a typo in the posting - without the 't' takes you to a
'domain for sale' page - clearly not a genuine company if that address
is correct. (but was it www1st or is that a typo too and should be www.1st?)
<https://www.1stcentralinsurance.com/> does take you to an insurance
company site - they are real and appear in the FCA register.
And putting <1stcentral.co.uk> into a web browser redirects to the
genuine site I mentioned. They also have an email address on the FCA
register of <***@1stcentral.co.uk>, so the email address
in the original post does indeed smell ratty!
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boggy
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