On Thu, 8 May 2008 12:14:23 -0700 (PDT), Romeo Raabe wrote:
>On May 8, 2:04 pm, "James Silverton"
>wrote:
>> Romeo wrote on Thu, 8 May 2008 11:55:02 -0700 (PDT):
>>
>> > I am afraid it might be a scam, identity theft, or maybe
>> > legitimate. i was alleged to be 15 KM over the limt, about 8
>> > mph and one of us was probably guilty. I'm just afraid to
>> > respond to the email address they gave for fear of a scam and
>> > identity theft.
>>
>> If you are feeling punctilious, you could e-mail asking for an
>> address. Otherwise, I would be tempted to ignore it. I would not
>> be surprised if they are still looking for me in Thun,
>> Switzerland concerning a parking violation 20 years ago :-)
>> Actually, as a tourist, I might just have been yelled at in the
>> cop shop and they don't seem to have gone to the trouble of
>> posting it to the rental agency.
>>
>> --
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>>
>> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
>> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
>
>I assume they got my address from the rental agency, and as incorrect
>as it was, I'm amazed they got it to me. I did send an email, once
>the Ireland tourism office confirmed that it seemed to be a legitimate
>police email address.
When I had something similar it was forwarded to me by the car hire company.
Once from Denmark by Hertz and once from Italy by Avis.
--
Martin
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