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don't know if this has already been posted but couldn't see it.  I received an email supposedly from Companies house titled Case No 0019781 and the wording was

This message has been generated in response to the company complaint submitted to Companies House WebFiling service.

(CC01) Case for the above company was accepted on 31/01/2014.

The submission number is 0019781

Please check attached file for more details on this case.

Please quote this number in any communications with Companies House. 
All WebFiled documents are available to view. However it is not possible to view copies of accounts that were downloaded as templates.

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Note: reference to company may also include Limited Liability Partnership(s).

Thank you for using the Companies House WebFiling service.

Note: This email was sent from a notification-only email address which cannot accept incoming email. Please do not reply directly to this message.
 

I didn't open the attachment as it seemed very odd, I just called companies house and they confirmed its a scam.

Thought I would let everyone know just in case

Have a good weekend

 

Alison



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Sharon Eyre


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yes I have had one too- I opened it on a computer with ultra strong antivirus and it confirmed it as a virus


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Yes I've had one too. Thought it looked a bit strange and checked on Companies House website. Its mentioned on there as a scam email.

Debbie

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I had one back in December - Companies house have had a note on the front page of their website about bogus emails for the last couple of months. I also get loads purporting to be from HMRC!



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I get loads from BArclays bank! They say that my account has been tampered with and to open the attachment for details etc. The funny thing is I don't even have a Barclays account.

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