Urban Futures Provider offering free vouchers in exchange for WP information

[Guest Dave Evan]

Got a call today, the message was made using a automated weird voice. Message was:

 

 

Reward of £30 in vouchers for Black Friday - all you need to do is provide your signature and name of organisation I volunteered with - to be eligible for the vouchers.

 

the number is 0786-***-1261 maybe belongs to someone else trying to get credit for my work placement??

 

 

Anyone else had this at all?

[dx100uk]

just another spoofer

they wont even know you are unemployed

[Mr.P]

Well.... Urban Futures claim to be a tier 1 Work Programme provider in London with a focus on the North and Eastern areas. It is possible that they got the OP's contact details from the DWP. The message has all the hallmarks of being a sc@m, so I'd make a complaint to the DWP and let them deal with it.

 

Certainly grounds to block the number should U.F. try to make contact again.

[Guest Dave Evan]

Well.... Urban Futures claim to be a tier 1 Work Programme provider in London with a focus on the North and Eastern areas. It is possible that they got the OP's contact details from the DWP. The message has all the hallmarks of being a sc@m, so I'd make a complaint to the DWP and let them deal with it.

 

Certainly grounds to block the number should U.F. try to make contact again.

 

 

 

 

No doubt they have my details - I doubt a complaint from me will get anywhere and will be ignored.

 

 

Thing is these agents work on a commission of about £6,500 per jobseeker, if their on a placement or get a job or are in a job for a certain amount of time, they still get paid off - but, when a jobseeker finds a job, its not from the aid of providers or the jobcentre, so they have no right to any commission, and I wouldn't help them out even if they did help me.