Conor:
Oh the irony. It is “whose” letters, not “who’s” letters…
Well spotted Conor. It’s true though, they can’t really do anything if they do have your bank details.
Conor:
To all those bleating on about not giving your bank details…You do that every time you write a cheque. What are they going to be able to do other than pay money into your account?
As for wanting a copy of your driving license and passport, they’re legally required to make sure you have the right to work in the UK.
bigvern1:
I wouldn’t send details to any company, who’s letters are riddled with simple spelling mistakes.Oh the irony. It is “whose” letters, not “who’s” letters…
Didn’t Clarkson do a stunt on Top Gear once when someone told him “It’s possible to take money out of your account with only the info on a cheque” - which he said “No way”, and stuck his OWN bank account number and sort code on the TV screen challenging any viewer to “help themselves to his money”…
Someone set up a one-off standing order donating £500 to a charity - using the data provided. 
Clarkson then appeared later and said “I was wrong, and I have been punished”…
I can’t find the clip on youtube though.
^^ I remember reading about Clarkson doing that, I think it was a newspaper column he wrote, and he being smart printed his bank details to show nobody could take out money except him!
Conor:
To all those bleating on about not giving your bank details…You do that every time you write a cheque. What are they going to be able to do other than pay money into your account?
As for wanting a copy of your driving license and passport, they’re legally required to make sure you have the right to work in the UK.
bigvern1:
I wouldn’t send details to any company, who’s letters are riddled with simple spelling mistakes.Oh the irony. It is “whose” letters, not “who’s” letters…
Doesn’t matter what I write, I’m not asking for bank details. 
It’s signed “Lyidia Dawson”
She can’t even spell her own name right, it’s Lydia, the whole letter looks dodgy as f–k to me.
“you have probably completed similar forms whilst registering with other agency’s.”
No.
WTF? Do you seriously have to jump through that many hoops just to sign on with an agency?
Utility bills and all that other proof of ID? Kin’ell, I’ve got a six figure mortgage and financed lorries with less drama than that in the past!
Has the world gone mad?
lydia.dawson@prime-rec.co.uk…this email address is hyphenated and the genuine company address is not, speaks for its self really.
I have emailed the legitimate company and will update my response.
Victa1. I can give you all the answers you need.
Please forward ALL your personal information (including all account and sort code numbers) to ;
eagerbeaver:
Victa1. I can give you all the answers you need.Please forward ALL your personal information (including all account and sort code numbers) to ;
This seems like a dodgy deal, I am getting really good at smelling a rat.
I don’t think they trade at 28 Eastcastle Street which is a very expensive area for office rents and 28 Eastcastle Street seems to have numerous companies registered to it so is likely to be a virtual office or an accountants.
Looking at where the company and website are registered (Two different addresses) it looks like he could be trading from home.
The business looks to have been trading for a while though
If an agency need it for proof of address, I take a photocopy of a recent bank statement and then use a black marker pen to scrub out all the numbers. Leaving just the address , and bank logo part.
Hi there. I’ve registered here just because on the same date when “Victa1” received that job offer I have received one very familiar too. I used Google to find this forum discussion because I was not sure how to act in this situation. I will quote the email text which I received down here. It’s really strange about this job offer. Also email has two attachments - one says about the sallary (7,75/hour, which is really high…) and the other is online application form where I have to tell all my details.
Please write your opinion if you have any suggestions. Thanks.
March 28th, 10:38 AM:
> Good Morning,
>
> I have received your CV in application for our warehousing vacancy based in Manchester. I am extremely please to inform you I have placed you on our interview shortlist for interviews next week. I understand you may have applied for a number of positions so I have attached the job description to this email. The company has telephone interview slots available on Wednesday 1st, Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd next week, I would like to book you in appropriately. The interview will be around 15 – 20 minutes, you will then either be given employment from this or they may ask you to attend a face to face interview with them the following day. The company is great to work for and they also have many extra benefits to working for them.
>
> In order for me to arrange an interview time I must ask you to fill in our agency registration form, you have probably completed similar forms whilst registering with other agency’s. I would normally ask you to come into our office to do this but I can see you are not within our local area, therefor I have attached a copy of our registration form to this email for you to complete.
>
> The form is interactive, simply open the form and complete it on the computer. Once you have completed the form please do not forget to save it by clicking file and then save, otherwise it will come back to us blank with no details. If you have any trouble completing this on the computer you can print, complete by hand, scan and return via email to me.
>
> Please note when returning your form you MUST return it along with two forms of identification, one must be photo id such as a passport or driving licence. The second is proof of address such as a utility bill or council tax etc. These documents must be scanned in and returned via email, alternatively you may high quality photograph your documents, If you photograph the documents please ensure the whole document is in view and all four corners of the document can be seen in the picture. ( I have provided a table below so you can check what is acceptable and what is not )
>
> Please provide ONE document from LIST A and ONE document from LIST B
>
> LIST A
>
> LIST B
>
> Common ID
>
> Current signed passport
> Current full UK driving licence
> EU national ID card
> Non EU Nationals must provide a passport with a valid visa
> UK armed forces ID card
> Statement
>
> Bank
> Building Society
> Credit Card
> Mortgage
> Statements should be no more than 6 months old. Mortgage summary statement should be no more than 12 months old
>
> Household Bills
>
> Utilities (e.g. gas, electricity, water, telephone, cable services & satellite TV)
> Bills should be no more than 6 months old. Mobile phone bills & TV licences are not acceptable
>
> Local Authority
>
> Council Tax Bill or Demand
> Rent Book/Card
> All items should be no more than 12 months old and be valid either for the current financial year or the one immediately upcoming
>
>
>
> I am arranging the interview times with the company on Tuesday lunch time, if you could complete this over the weekend and return to myself via replying to this email for latest Monday I will contact you regarding your interview time by close of business on Tuesday.
>
> Congratulations on securing the interview and have a good weekend.
>
>
>
> Kind Regards
>
>
>
> Lyidia Dawson
> Senior Recruitment Consultant
>
> Prime Agency Recruitment Ltd
> 27/28 Eastcastle Street
> London
> W1W 8DH
>
> lydia.dawson@prime-rec.co.uk
>
> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Prime Agency Recruitment. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error.
Would a quick call/email to some organisation such as chamber of commerce or trading standards shed any light as to the legitimacy of this supposed outfit? Just an idle thought.
To: Keith Lindsay, Prime Recruitment
Info@primerec.co.uk
Hi Keith
Yes this is bogus, not from our company.
Regards
Simon Jones
Prime Agency Recruitment
Tel: 020 7580 4398
Data-mining attempts like this are quite scary when you think that armed with all that blurb you’ve supposed to bring - they can inform the authorities you’ve moved, get licences, tickets, credit cards, and even a mortgage in YOUR name at the new address, then go out and kill someone in a car bought on tick in your name also - thus not only nicking your life, your money, and very idendity - but putting you in jail as well for that “hit and run killing of a child in that brand new 4x4 bought by your tick”… 
There’s been a spate of letters through the post in this neighbourhood attempting to get people to ‘switch bank accounts’, ‘go to this website for some amazon vouchers’, or even “claim your free shopping basket from ” All bogus. If you fill in the form, the address it has to go to is some PO box between Yarmouth and Norwich. On Google earth, you can’t zero in because there’s no geographic post code, but the area in question is mostly fens, farms, and f-all - so it’s all highly suspicious.
If you hand it over to the police - they’ll quiz you on why there are six fingerprints on it… 
Not seen it mentioned, but if you opened the attachments it’s worthwhile running a virus scan just in case.
Hi there.
I’ve registered here to tell you that I received a job offer from Lydia Dawson on Saturday (28.03.2014). I will quote the email text which I received down here. The email has two attachments - one says about the sallary and the other is online application form where I have to tell all my details.
Good Morning,
I have received your CV in application for our warehousing vacancy based in Leeds. I am extremely please to inform you I have placed you on our interview shortlist for interviews next week. I understand you may have applied for a number of positions so I have attached the job description to this email. The company has telephone interview slots available on Wednesday 1st, Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd next week, I would like to book you in appropriately. The interview will be around 15 – 20 minutes, you will then either be given employment from this or they may ask you to attend a face to face interview with them the following day. The company is great to work for and they also have many extra benefits to working for them.
In order for me to arrange an interview time I must ask you to fill in our agency registration form, you have probably completed similar forms whilst registering with other agency’s. I would normally ask you to come into our office to do this but I can see you are not within our local area, therefor I have attached a copy of our registration form to this email for you to complete.
The form is interactive, simply open the form and complete it on the computer. Once you have completed the form please do not forget to save it by clicking file and then save, otherwise it will come back to us blank with no details. If you have any trouble completing this on the computer you can print, complete by hand, scan and return via email to me.
Please note when returning your form you MUST return it along with two forms of identification, one must be photo id such as a passport or driving licence. The second is proof of address such as a utility bill or council tax etc. These documents must be scanned in and returned via email, alternatively you may high quality photograph your documents, If you photograph the documents please ensure the whole document is in view and all four corners of the document can be seen in the picture. ( I have provided a table below so you can check what is acceptable and what is not )
Please provide ONE document from LIST A and ONE document from LIST B
LIST A
Common ID
Current signed passport
Current full UK driving licence
EU national ID card
Non EU Nationals must provide a passport with a valid visa
UK armed forces ID card
LIST B
Statement
Bank
Building Society
Credit Card
Mortgage
Statements should be no more than 6 months old. Mortgage summary statement should be no more than 12 months old
Household Bills
Utilities (e.g. gas, electricity, water, telephone, cable services & satellite TV)
Bills should be no more than 6 months old. Mobile phone bills & TV licences are not acceptable
Local Authority
Council Tax Bill or Demand
Rent Book/Card
All items should be no more than 12 months old and be valid either for the current financial year or the one immediately upcoming
I am arranging the interview times with the company on Tuesday lunch time, if you could complete this over the weekend and return to myself via replying to this email for latest Monday I will contact you regarding your interview time by close of business on Tuesday.
Congratulations on securing the interview and have a good weekend.
Kind Regards
Lyidia Dawson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Prime Agency Recruitment Ltd
27/28 Eastcastle Street
London
W1W 8DH
lydia.dawson@prime-rec.co.uk
This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Prime Agency Recruitment. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error.
Unfortunately I replied on Sunday night. When I checked on Google I saw this topic and I realized that the email was a scam . I sent an email to Prime Agency Recruitment (they told me too that the email is a scam ). I closed my bank account and I informed the authorities.
When I reported this fraud , the authorities told me that they already have in their system this scam with this name Lydia Dawson.
Today somebody called me from an unknown number to ask me some details ( I closed the phone 10 seconds after he started to speak )
I know that I did a mistake , now I 'll try to minimize the consequence.
I knew it didn’t seem right , I was actually going to send my details but couldn’t fill in there form and send using my computer as something to do with my abode reader or something (yes it’s as old as the hills lol). Ah well I will keep plodding on .
Thanks for the info people.
Winseer:
Conor:
To all those bleating on about not giving your bank details…You do that every time you write a cheque. What are they going to be able to do other than pay money into your account?
As for wanting a copy of your driving license and passport, they’re legally required to make sure you have the right to work in the UK.
bigvern1:
I wouldn’t send details to any company, who’s letters are riddled with simple spelling mistakes.Oh the irony. It is “whose” letters, not “who’s” letters…
Didn’t Clarkson do a stunt on Top Gear once when someone told him “It’s possible to take money out of your account with only the info on a cheque” - which he said “No way”, and stuck his OWN bank account number and sort code on the TV screen challenging any viewer to “help themselves to his money”…
Someone set up a one-off standing order donating £500 to a charity - using the data provided.
Clarkson then appeared later and said “I was wrong, and I have been punished”…
I can’t find the clip on youtube though.