An update on legal changes from the FSB?

"We're with the FSB, and would like to update you about forthcoming changes to the law". So said a caller on the phone to one of our team, and I got the message to call back. Which I duly did.

It seemed a bit odd to the person who took the call that the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses), who have never called nationally before, and are pretty inactive locally at the moment, would be calling. Perhaps a random survey? Anyway - despite the yellow "caution" flag I called back ...

It seems that the company calling are "with" the FSB like we are - they are paid up members of the FSB, but probably no more than that ... and they are visiting pages like the FSB Network page where members can be listed to help sell their services to fellow members, so that they can get in touch and make what is - I believe - a misleading approach.

We're very used to calls like this claiming to be BT and Pitney Bowes ... but the FSB is a new one on me. Clever - but very misleading. It turned out that the caller was really looking to get us to change our energy supplier!
(written 2009-12-03, updated 2009-12-04)

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  [3214] Melksham Campus - any last minute inputs from Melksham businesses? - (2011-03-26)
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  [2517] Blogging accuracy - open invitation for any corrections - (2009-11-29)
  [1937] Getting hold of the wrong end of the stick - (2008-12-12)
  [1880] Melksham Chamber of Commerce, or the FSB - (2008-11-12)
  [1855] Volunteer v Employee - a skewed balance? (FSB) - (2008-10-25)
  [1823] FSB - an update. - (2008-10-07)
  [1654] The old sayings are the best (FSB) - (2008-05-26)
  [1544] FSB, EGM, AGM. - (2008-02-18)
  [1515] Keeping staff up to date on hotel room status - (2008-01-22)
  [1512] Summer Ball at Bowood - Saturday 12th July 2008 - (2008-01-19)
  [1479] FSB leaves its members feeling like mushrooms - (2007-12-20)
  [1350] FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) Western Region - (2007-09-13)
  [1286] A wasted evening? - (2007-08-01)
  [1284] An update on the West Wilts show ... - (2007-07-30)
  [1278] West Wilts Show - (2007-07-26)
  [1249] Is this how to run a business for businesses? - (2007-06-27)
  [1246] An oddball day. Strange experiences! - (2007-06-27)
  [1157] Speed Networking - a great evening and how we arranged it - (2007-04-21)
  [1133] B-2-B Networking, 20th April. Useful for YOUR business? - (2007-04-03)
  [1097] Train and business balls all in the air! - (2007-03-02)
  [1078] Wiltshire - multicultural community - (2007-02-13)

G910 - Well House Consultants - Scams
  [3859] Youve Been Selected for the 2012 Edition of the Global Registry - (2012-09-16)
  [3480] Direct Message: Really horrible blog about you ... a clever phishing trip, said to be from an MP - (2011-10-14)
  [3291] Pay and refund scam - alive and kicking against Melksham businesses - (2011-05-16)
  [3222] Clickjacking - another way to get you to follow a malicious link - Facebook issue - (2011-03-29)
  [2988] Not mugged in London! - (2010-10-08)
  [2895] Global Computer Maintenance Department - (2010-07-29)
  [2690] The World Company Register - is it another scam? - (2010-03-23)
  [2403] Hotel Booking Scam / Cost of calls to 070 numbers - (2009-09-12)
  [2373] Translation from Ghanaian to English - (2009-08-23)
  [1795] What have iTime, honeytrapagency and domain listing center got in common? - (2008-09-12)
  [1772] Ken Palm, iTime, and Domain Name Tasting - (2008-08-25)
  [1680] Astroturfing - the online definition - (2008-06-17)
  [1342] Google, wwmdirectory, Freshwater, ATP - new scam? - (2007-09-09)
  [1313] Tratum Technologies - (2007-08-21)
  [860] Warning - false emails, said to be from Paypal - (2006-09-09)
  [347] Frightening and from-friend viruses and spams - (2005-06-14)
  [178] Calling a spade a spade - (2005-01-15)
  [78] Domain Registry of America - (2004-10-07)

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