Romeo Raabe wrote:
>
>
> I have been trying in vain to verify if a letter I received in the
> mail is a legitimate
> speeding ticket or a scam by some criminals. Nobody can help me make
> the determination
> which it is.
>
> I was in Ireland on Feb. 23 this year. I did rent a car, a Fiat Punta
> with a black
> grill. I have what is supposedly a speeding ticket received in the
> mail from (?) showing
> a license plate number I do not recognize (I would not recognize the
> rental car's plate
> anyway) and a chrome grill alledging speeding 15 KM over the limit.
>
> The phone number in Ireland to the police goes to an answering machine
> when I've called
> it several times. They do not return a call to me when I've left
> messages.
>
> The email address given on this alledged ticket does not reply. If
> this really was from
> a legitimate police department, wouldn't they respond to email
> inquiries?
>
> I've called Irish embassies, Irish tourism offices, spoken to many
> people who don't know
> / don't care, and the supposed police department won't respond.
>
> Yet the letter asks me to send 80 euros to an address in Ireland with
> the check made out
> to "member in charge". My bank will not make out a check in euros.
> They also ask for a
> credit card number, but if they will not respond to my inquiries of
> legitimacy, would you
> give out a credit card number to some place overseas you have no idea
> who it might be and
> be able to sleep at night?
>
> I have easily wasted more than 80 euros trying to chase this thing
> down and see if its
> really the police or some criminal gang who does identitiy theft or
> credit card fraud.
> The supposed police don't respond. Why should I worry. If this is
> how tourists are
> treated in Ireland why would I ever want to go back?
>
> I am through with worrying about this and will stop my trying to
> verify if the police are
> real and give up. No payment. I'm done. if the police won't respond
> I can only assume
> it is a gang of criminals who is trying to steal money from me.
>
> Good by and good riddance.
>
> Romeo Raabe
It is not the responsibility of the police. It has gone to the court system.
Record the details. Should you ever go back over there you could possible run into
troubles and may end up having to pay a much larger fine to keep out of trouble.
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