The Loyalty Awards Club
scams, work September 8th. 2008, 10:47amThis appeared in my pigeonhole at work today. I’m assuming it was put there because it mentions computers, and therefore is obviously my responsibility. Anyway, as is always the way with these things, it’s a scam.
The company, TLAC Ltd, at Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2NX (address included for the benefit of Googlers) appears to offer “thankyou prizes and awards”, not unlike Survey UK. As before, I hunted around on the internet, and found this message on The Guardian’s website.
To cut it short, you ring up a premium rate number to claim your “award”, spending more money on the call than the value of the “prize” you actually receive. Note the footnote for the digital camera (the cheapest of the “prizes”), which states “all electrical items require a payment of £6.50 which includes insurance and delivery”, thus grabbing more of your cash for rubbish.
So it’s not a “prize” or and “award” - it’s a lottery. A rubbish one at that.
September 9th, 2008 at 09:13
[...] with yesterday’s scam du jour, I was told I’d won an amazing prize! Of course, in order to claim the prize, I’d have [...]
September 16th, 2008 at 13:51
Thank you for the information. I did receive an exact copy, having the same Despacth Code: TA00075.
It is indeed a money grabber.
September 18th, 2008 at 15:23
I also got the exact same letter, and many like it within the last few months from this Amanda Fisher, all from different places/companies.
Biggest money grabber ever.
September 18th, 2008 at 16:28
I got the same thing, sussed out that it would cost at least £12.00 to get my ‘Award’ TA00075 same old despatch code
September 18th, 2008 at 18:59
Lovely, thanks you saved me a small fortune!
September 19th, 2008 at 11:52
I had letter with my catalogue statement. Also from TLAC but with a Banbury address sender Amanda Fisher. I am in Spalding.
September 23rd, 2008 at 13:22
I also received the same letter with the same DESPATCH CODE -TA00075! If i hadn’t of seen this information i probaly would of tryed to claim this rip off award!!!
Thanks for saving me from this CON.
September 26th, 2008 at 12:02
DESPATCH CODE TA00075
I live in Guernsey C.I. and received a Home Shopping Direct Catalogue (unsolicited) with the wonderful news! and despatch code enclosed: Being a none UK citizen I actually went and bought UK 1st class stamp for my return envelope (to be unattached, WHY!!!) and then decided to Google - thank you folks you saved me a little fortune and unfortunately for Home Shopping Direct I will not use them ever as they agree to this scam!!!!
September 26th, 2008 at 12:04
see above
September 26th, 2008 at 16:21
thank you for saving me from this con, i was really tempted to call -especially when you re broke you can believe anything- but i just did one last cheque on google and i am glad i did.
September 26th, 2008 at 16:22
correction: check
September 28th, 2008 at 20:37
Same here. Just searched for TLAC and came here.
Funny……………I got TA00075 too!
September 30th, 2008 at 17:10
Guess what? you got it TA00075, Amanda Fisher I too was going to send the stamp glad I checked google first. Thank you
September 30th, 2008 at 21:03
Wish I had of checked this page out first. I recieved this along with Studio cat mailing. I have sent the despatch code to TlAC and have not heard anything back but guess what its despatch code TA00075. what a joke! thanks for publishing this!
September 30th, 2008 at 22:32
Sharon:
Well, if you do win one of their “fabulous” prizes, do let us know!
October 1st, 2008 at 10:37
thanks everyone for warning people of this nasty scam.have just recieved my order with a letter from tlac and guess wot ive won a fab prize!guess wot my despatch code is?……yep u guessed it TA00075!!!
October 1st, 2008 at 13:34
Hai i got the same letter, with same despatch code along with a home shipping pack. and i searched through google about it. its a fraud, aware of this type cheatings.
why shipping companies are helping this types of scams,
and is there any laws against to this type of scams to the poor people!!!!!!
October 2nd, 2008 at 08:28
Thank you so much for information on this site i too got the same letter with yes you guessed it the same dispatch code, im in two minds as to contact the catologue company i recieved this from to ask why on earth they allow such scams to be mailed out with their goods.thanks again
October 2nd, 2008 at 15:43
thanks very much, mwah you save me going through that hastle,
October 13th, 2008 at 14:10
I got this too in surrey, yep same dispatch (despatch!!) code TA00075. Guess either we are the unlucky ones or they are all the same. Would be interested to know if anyone has a different dispatch code and possibly be a winner.
October 16th, 2008 at 11:12
You know what! i got a letter with the same code TA00075, lol, i think they are just money grabbers like BBC and ITV premium numbers. thanks for publishing on the net. googling is so useful, isn’t?
October 16th, 2008 at 22:22
i got same.. very good way to make money.. nice but too old trick.. need some changes… thank u
October 20th, 2008 at 16:03
<Thanks for the warning I was caught out the first time never thought to check it out it came in an order I had sent
the award was silver jewelry which I never received just had another one with my order from studio but had the sense to check it out this time same award number as all the above why can’t something be done by the law . After all it is a con.
October 21st, 2008 at 23:05
I received this letter last August with my Kaleidoscope Catalogue, so I assumed it was genuine. I made the phone call and, guess what, I was told I had won a digital camera. I sent for it, but never received it.
Is there any official body I can complain to, as the phone call cost me nearly £10, and I was assured I had won the camera? Surely this must be fraud?
October 23rd, 2008 at 21:52
my grandma got one of these. it was included with a well known catalogue aimed at the eldery. shame on you daxons for including this with your catalogue. My grandma trusted it because of who sent it but fortuntaley she saved it for me to send before phoning them.
October 29th, 2008 at 00:28
same same I just got exactly same letter and same as all of u decided to go online first glad I did now but mine came with studio cards my advice THROW THIS CON LETTER AWAY as soon as it arrives
October 30th, 2008 at 17:18
I had the same letter this morning in with my studio order, my partner has been on to me all day to ring The loyality Awards Club, as it was too good an opportunity to miss.!!!! I thought i’d check it out on net first, so glad i did
November 3rd, 2008 at 13:28
I got this one with vertbaudet statement. all details same as above. dont bother its a con. they should be stopped, I bet the catalogues are geting paid for these mail junk items being sent out with their statements. it make me mad.
November 10th, 2008 at 17:38
My wife recieved the same as all of you, and guess what same code. This was put in with the Studio catalogue these people should be stopped. They obviously prey on the needy and unsuspecting customer!!!!!!!!!!