More fake letters.

Simon Mason typed:

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You may remember that I was the "victim" of a hoax letter
in our local paper which slated pavement cyclists etc. It
seems that this hoaxer has struck again! Was "Mrs Average"
to blame?

Heheheh, much like Usenet, I guess anyone can be anyone they
one want to be, in a letter .. 😉

--
Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

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Simon Mason typed:

Quoted message said:

You may remember that I was the "victim" of a hoax
letter in our local paper which slated pavement cyclists
etc. It seems that this hoaxer has struck again! Was
"Mrs Average" to blame?

Heheheh, much like Usenet, I guess anyone can be anyone
they one want to

be,

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in a letter .. 😉

Except the local paper is supposed to check out valid names
and addresses, as they will not print out any letter
without a full name and address being supplied. Don't know
if they use the electoral register but IIRC they are
supposed to check.
--
Simon M.

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 11:21:25 +0100, "Simon Mason"
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Except the local paper is supposed to check out valid
names and addresses, as they will not print out any letter
without a full name and address being supplied. Don't know
if they use the electoral register but IIRC they are
supposed to check.

And in the case of regular correspondents that should not be
that hard to do...

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Simon Mason typed:

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Quoted message said:

Simon Mason typed:

Quoted message said:

You may remember that I was the "victim" of a hoax
letter in our local paper which slated pavement cyclists
etc. It seems that this hoaxer has struck again! Was
"Mrs Average" to blame?

Heheheh, much like Usenet, I guess anyone can be anyone
they one want to be, in a letter .. 😉

Except the local paper is supposed to check out valid
names and addresses, as they will not print out any
letter without a full name and address being supplied.
Don't know if they use the electoral register but IIRC
they are supposed to check.

I guess the only 'real' check is to send the correspondent a
letter to confirm who they are .. which would need a second
reply to the newspaper, and would tend to be a tad long-
winded as well as maybe putting a lot of people off actually
corresponding.

If they do use the electoral roll, then if they're printing
your name and address then anyone also has access to that
same resource and can get your full address quite simply..
As you have had some letters printed already, then they
probably just believe who the imposter says he is ..

It's a bit of a worrier actually .. being impersonated so
easily, albeit on a local newspaper, would make me wonder
why someone would do it, and are they likely to escalate the
impersonation to something else.

I think it might be worth speaking, on a personal level, to
an editor or someone 'higher up', and maybe even have a word
with the police ...

--
Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

And another one.

This time using my name and old address...

POLICE CAUSED A TRAFFIC JAM

I Was on Spring Bank West last Wednesday in a long, long
line of traffic, which I thought was caused by an accident.

When I eventually got to Walton Street railway crossing, I
realised what the traffic jam was all about.

It was caused by the police stopping and checking all
vehicles to see if they were insured, taxed and with an MoT
certificate and it took seven, yes seven, police cars to
accomplish this.

It's a complete disgrace the way this police manpower is
used.

H Peel,

Pickering Road,

Hull.

There is another 'H. Peel' ranting on about bringing back
National Service in the West Hull Advertiser as well, which
I have little doubt is also phoney.

On 2/7/04 1:11 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Howard"

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There is another 'H. Peel' ranting on about bringing back
National Service in the West Hull Advertiser as well,
which I have little doubt is also phoney.

Howard Peel is the Luther Blisset of the North ;-)

Apparently, there is a footballer called Luther Blisset
who's name is used by a variety of artists and anarchists as
a pseudonym and nom de plume.

..d

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And another one.

This time using my name and old address...

Methinks the editor should be informed and told plod will be
informed of said fraud.

Cheers, helen s

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Hey!,

There is also a letter using my name and P.Minns address in
this weeks 'West Hull Advertiser' calling for the return of
conscription!

David Martin said:

On 2/7/04 1:11 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Howard"

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There is another 'H. Peel' ranting on about bringing back
National Service in the West Hull Advertiser as well,
which I have little doubt is also phoney.

Howard Peel is the Luther Blisset of the North ;-)

Apparently, there is a footballer called Luther Blisset
who's name is used by a variety of artists and anarchists
as a pseudonym and nom de plume.

Yes. I have their/his first novel sitting here. Q is its
name, historical thriller is its game.

The period in which it is set is a period before bicycles
were even imagined by Da Vinci. An era I can't imagine.

Colin