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Yesterday afternoon we found out that a credit card used to buy products on one of our websites was being fraudulently used. We found out because the order looked suspicious even though we had previously had an order from the same customer and all the credit card checks had passed.

Fortunately the real person had an unusual name and, by checking Google we were able to find her works number and ask her if she really wanted a HD TV. The lady in question immediately contacted her credit card company and had a stop done on the card.

We contacted our local police who, after much deliberation told us there was nothing they could do as it was not our credit card that had been cloned. The police also said that the crime was in another county so again it would be difficult to pursue.

This brings me to the reason behind this message.
Using the actual events above what if.. I see your house being burgled? do the police say sorry you’re not being burgled?

What if you are being assaulted / murdered? It makes you wonder.

We all know that here in the UK there is a lack of prison places maybe this is a new home office plan..

If the government or police force would like to advise I for one would be interested, otherwise I am currently making plans to leave the country and go somewhere my family will be safer. For all you non-criminals it maybe time for you to consider how safe you are in the UK.

Notes;
We had the criminals IP address, Internet Host details and home address which we also passed to the police. A quick visit would have arrested the criminal.

How safe are we in the UK?

Please read the article below and if you feel unjustly treated there is a link at the bottom for a petition to Tony Blair! Make a difference!

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/VistaOvercharge/

Thousands sign e-petition on rip-off Vista 1:17PM, Monday 26th February 2007

‘We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to bring pressure on Microsoft to stop them overcharging the UK for its Vista Operating System.’ This is a petition that should, in theory, be getting the attention of Prime Minister Tony Blair.

To be precise, however, it is a new online petition submitted to the 10 Downing Street website, which has quickly been gathering signatures.

It was submitted by one Paul Milne with a deadline of 20 April 2007 for signatures, and so far 2,199 people have put their name to the petition, which is almost double Friday’s figure.

‘I can see no reason for there to be such a huge difference in prices between the UK and the US other than Microsoft’s belief that the UK customers will pay more than their US counterparts,’ writes Mr Milne, to support his petition. ‘I ask people to sign this petition in the hope that the Prime Minister will bring pressure to bear on Microsoft over their pricing as it is my belief they are simply overcharging the people of the UK and therefore are ripping us off.’

To add your name to the petition you simply have to give your email and home address.

It was flagged to us by a reader, Mr Russell, highlighting another instance of ‘Rip-off’ Britain – he was flagging the difference between Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk, when it came to US and UK versions of Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (Upgrade). It costs $153.99 in the States (approx £78.50 ) and £144.99 in the UK. ‘Spot the difference!!,’ he writes, ‘and it’s not VAT.’

We had also flagged the fact that Brits have to pay 70 per cent more for Office 2007, back in November 2006.

He also points out: ‘You can buy a Dell Desktop in the UK with Vista pre-installed for £279 including a processor, box, memory, hard drive and a fan, plus lots of other bits. Upgrade to Premium for £18. OR walk into Comet and pay £220 for the operating system in a box with the corner missing.’

The ‘e-petitions’ system was launched in November 2006 and is still in beta status. According to the site, it has already attracted more than 3,300 petitions that have garnered around 2,555,000 signatures. You can read an FAQ here.

‘There is a long-established tradition of members of the public presenting petitions at the door of No 10 Downing Street,’ states the website. ‘The e-Petitions service has been designed to offer a modern parallel, which is more convenient for the petitioner. Unlike paper-based petitions, this new service also provides an opportunity for No 10 to respond to petitioners via email.’

Alun Williams

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/VistaOvercharge/

Microsoft Overpricing Vista for the UK

Welcome to a slightly updated site.  The wordpress software package this is built on has been updated today to the latest version and we have changed the theme so that the column with the navigation links is now on the left!
Research states that internet users look to the left and top of the page for links etc. and who are we to try and buck the trend.

The new 2007 Bito catalogue arrived this morning and is chock full of Storage products, including Shelving, Racking and Containers, we show a several pages of this catalogue on our site at industrial-supplies.biz. There is a paper version of this site freely available should you so desire.

On Thursday this week we will be geting to grips with the brand new office furniture catalogue due in less than two weeks.  This time round we have decided to make a plain cover version as we sell an increasing amount through dealers throughout the UK. Please contact us if you would like further information as these expensive catalogues are provided free of charge along with very attractive trading terms. Call 0845 124 9955 or email sales &mipl.org.uk (deliberate space to upset the spammers! see last post).

My Squash partner is back from his skiing holiday today so I should be back in court soon.. While he was away I tried a Body Pump class last Monday at our local leisure centre and spent the next 3 days in pain, for any other men contemplating this form of torture I recommend not going with the big weights to impress the ladies.

Monday’s Update