Dodgy Email this morning

Iron Giant · Mar 25, 2020

Below is copy and pasted from an email I got just now

I'm pretty sure this will be interesting to you...

John Stuart <[email protected]>

10:15 AM (11 minutes ago)

to info

Hi there,

I work on behalf of at purefreedom.co.uk, and I recently noticed your blog while I was looking around for a few resources on engineering blogs! You have some great content there.

I wanted to see if you would consider me contributing a quality post to your site and I’m confident I’ve got the writing chops to draw your readers in and add value to our audience.

Don’t just take my word for it though. If you give me the nod, I’ll shoot something across for you to review. I’d also be happy to work on something you might have had in mind.

Looking forward to your response.

Regards,

John Stuart

purefreedom.co.uk

Part Timer · Mar 25, 2020

I had one yesterday saying we'd been recommended and he wanted to know if we were interested to quote for a number of jobs for them. If we were they would send us a file with photos and addresses.

It was from a hotmail address and sent to undisclosed addresses.

A different type of dodgy virus

davewindowcleaner · Mar 25, 2020

Contact pure freedom and see if john Stuart do work for them before replying to his email.

Basically i think you can earn a bit of money if you get a lot of traffic (reading) by having ads and affiliate marketing on your blog.

Im not a expert at this but i know someone who make good money writing on blogs

Iron Giant · Mar 25, 2020

davewindowcleaner said:
Contact pure freedom and see if john Stuart do work for them before replying to his email.

Basically i think you can earn a bit of money if you get a lot of traffic (reading) by having ads and affiliate marketing on your blog.

Im not a expert at this but i know someone who make good money writing on blogs

I ain't wrote a blog in years and certainly not an engineering one, I struggle to put a shelf up and also write a blog ? look at the way its worded saying I have some great content there, no idea were there is

Part Timer · Mar 26, 2020

I just received this from HMRC, clicked on a link, with trepidation, and got sent to the HMRC webpage.

The Chancellor, this evening, announced a new Self-employment Income Support Scheme to support self-employed people who have been adversely affected by COVID-19.

GOV.UK has further details about *who is eligible for the scheme [ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme ]* and how it will work.

Self-employed people do not need to get in touch with HMRC as the scheme isnt yet open for applications. HMRC will contact eligible customers by the beginning of June, inviting them to apply.

Unfortunately, we are aware of an increase in scam emails, calls and texts. If someone gets in touch claiming to be from HMRC, saying that financial help can be claimed or that a tax refund is owed, and asks you to click on a link or to give information such as your name, credit card or bank details, please do not respond.

*HMRC will never contact you out of the blue to ask for these details.*

The government has also introduced the following help for the self-employed:

* *Deferral of Self Assessment Income Tax payments [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-through-deferring-vat-and-income-tax-payments ]* due in July 2020 and VAT payments due from 20 March 2020 until 30 June 2020
* Grants for *businesses that pay little or no business rates [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-that-pay-little-or-no-business-rates ]*
* Increased amounts of *Universal Credit [ https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit ]*
* *Business Interruption Loan Scheme [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-through-the-coronavirus-business-interruption-loan-scheme ]*
* Directors of their own company paid through PAYE, may be able to get support using the*Job Retention Scheme [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme ]*.

We will continue to share the most up to date information directly with you as it becomes available.

Yours sincerely

jharra

Jim Harra

First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive HMRC

Pjj · Mar 26, 2020

Part Timer said:
I just received this from HMRC, clicked on a link, with trepidation, and got sent to the HMRC webpage.

The Chancellor, this evening, announced a new Self-employment Income Support Scheme to support self-employed people who have been adversely affected by COVID-19.

GOV.UK has further details about *who is eligible for the scheme [ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme ]* and how it will work.

Self-employed people do not need to get in touch with HMRC as the scheme isnt yet open for applications. HMRC will contact eligible customers by the beginning of June, inviting them to apply.

Unfortunately, we are aware of an increase in scam emails, calls and texts. If someone gets in touch claiming to be from HMRC, saying that financial help can be claimed or that a tax refund is owed, and asks you to click on a link or to give information such as your name, credit card or bank details, please do not respond.

*HMRC will never contact you out of the blue to ask for these details.*

The government has also introduced the following help for the self-employed:

* *Deferral of Self Assessment Income Tax payments [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-through-deferring-vat-and-income-tax-payments ]* due in July 2020 and VAT payments due from 20 March 2020 until 30 June 2020
* Grants for *businesses that pay little or no business rates [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-that-pay-little-or-no-business-rates ]*
* Increased amounts of *Universal Credit [ https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit ]*
* *Business Interruption Loan Scheme [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-through-the-coronavirus-business-interruption-loan-scheme ]*
* Directors of their own company paid through PAYE, may be able to get support using the*Job Retention Scheme [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme ]*.

We will continue to share the most up to date information directly with you as it becomes available.

Yours sincerely

jharra

Jim Harra

First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive HMRC

Very useful post thanks ?

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