got a letter from vir+in today

it says in the letter
dear mr *********
It has been brought to out attention that someone at your address has purchased and may be using an unauthorised set-top box
when i phone vir+in he say found out through paypal

 

You could just say it must have been a previous tenant or housemate.

 

They still have no proof that you are using one though. Just because it is in your possession doesn't mean that you are using it.

Also, PayPal wouldn't release information on what you purchased without a court order. I'd say they're lying.

 

they cant get that info from paypal and you can own a box and use it but only for fta so tell them to take a fly f***

 

Just to let ye know I got same letter from vir+in today aswell.
I havnt rang em yet though

Wondering how they got the info or is it just guesswork....

 

just phone vir+in again and he say PayPal release the information and it is in ur teams and conditions with paypal for then to give the
information out

 

Something sounds wrong with this, can't see this meeting the requirements of the Data Protection Act. PP can't just hand over your personal information to anyone unless there is a strong possibility that an illegal act is being carried out (and even then I think the cops or an order from a court would have to be involved). All of these boxes are legally available, it is the connection to a cable providers nextwork that is the illegal act, this cannot be automatically presumed as you could have yours connected to a FTA network. Have you called PP to query this?

 

sounds like...

some-one is takin the micky to me

some one you know may have made up the letter and sent it to you

maby a "FAKE LETTER"

best thing to do is forget about it

and if you get a knock at the door always ask "WHO IS IT"

and have the box under your arm and be perpared to "RUN OUT THE BACK DOOR"

im not takin the piss.. i wound n't like to get this letter either..



T

 

see link

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/716047

from my reading vir+in got info of mycablebox/paypal companies...

just wonderin if anythin happens once u receive letter as some date back to nov 2008 as seen in link above???

 

Wasn't one of the main retailers busted in UK and all their accounts were checked over so I read a good while ago.

 

There's no way they got that info from paypal anyway. It came from the retailer saying a payment came in from you.

 

im sending a email to paypal to see

 

did a bit of reading through the threads

question.....

did these people "DOWNGRADE" their package

and i very curious to hear what PAYPAL have to say for them selves

did some-one e-mail them ???


T

 

I highly doubt that PayPal would release this information, although it is possible. Virgin aren't listed as one of the parties that they disclose information to though

Check out their privacy policy:
https://www.paypal.com/ie/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/policy_privacy-outside

 

so is vir+in bullshiting

 

Have a read through here its an old tactic and has been going on a while,they obviously got micky78's details off a trader. HERE

 

can i name the website i got it from

 

fire away

 

www.cable4free.co.uk