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Scam or Not?

9th February 2023 @ 6:06am – by Tarvin Webteam
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We have been informed by a Tarvin business owner that they have received an email saying that "Your Tarvin Parish Business Directory listing expires in 9 days." The business went on to say that they were asked for payment now for a £2 per month subscription and to supply their bank details.
As they have no recollection of ever giving their details to anyone other than the Tarvin Online Directory they were concerned about the provenance of the website.

We wish to stress that this request for money has nothing to to with Tarvin Online. Our Directory is free and is offered as a community service. There are no plans at all for ever charging as we are a volunteer organisation and we receive a small maintenance grant from Tarvin Parish Council.

Our investigation revealed that the email the Tarvin business received was from a website listed as https://parish.uk and calls itself a "Community Action Initiative". It also states that it does "not form part of HM Government."

We have no other information about this website but would merely say that it is unwise to give your bank details to anyone unless you are confident that you are paying for a genuine service.

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