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Marks & Spencer vouchers Complaints - see below

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Marks & Spencer vouchers

Posted: 2008-10-10 by Lesley Bell [send email]
see below
Complaint Rating:  90 % with 20 votes
Company information:
Whitespace2
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Phone: 028 90 456459
whitespace2.com

Please see below: most disappointing from Marks and Spencers.
They ask you to send on an email to 8 friends in return for some vouchers for their special products in store. but when you submit the email bounces back.


This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:

Andy.curran@persimmonshomes.com
retry timeout exceeded

------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------

Return-path: <lesley@whitespace2.com>
Received: from [217.41.19.122] (helo=[192.168.1.74])
by mail11.extendcp.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.63)
id 1KoEvG-0000kr-6G; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:08:40 +0100
User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.0.0.071130
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:08:29 +0100
Subject: FW: Marks & spencer's give away
From: Lesley Bell <lesley@whitespace2.com>
To: "Alison.Prentice@lisburn.gov.uk" <Alison.Prentice@lisburn.gov.uk>,
Barbara McIlwaine <barbaramcilwain@aol.com>,
carol and stewart stevenson <carol_stewart@talktalk.net>,
DONNA LAVERTY <justpeachydesign@btinternet.com>,
Emma Lappin <emma@emeraldrugby.com>,
Janine Jordan <JanineJordan@bradburygraphics.co.uk>,
"nickymeredith@aol.co.uk" <nickymeredith@aol.co.uk>,
Mark Stevenson <mark@gocfinancialservices.com>
CC: <Andy.curran@persimmonshomes.com>
Message-ID: <C514E82D.1E65%lesley@whitespace2.com>
Thread-Topic: Marks & spencer's give away
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In-Reply-To: <C5138DCC.36C5%arlene.stevenson@nics.gov.uk>
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boundary="B_3306481718_184030"

> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand
this format, some or all of this message may not be legible.

--B_3306481718_184030
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charset="ISO-8859-1"
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Hi everyone,

=20

Thought this might be useful with Christmas coming up

Marks & Spencer, in conjunction with Persimmon Homes, are giving away free
vouchers. Marks & Spencer's are trying word-of-mouth advertising to
introduce its products and the reward you receive for advertising for them
is free non-refundable vouchers to be used in any M & S store.
=20
To receive your free vouchers by e-mail all you have to do is send this
e-mail out to 8 people (for =A3100 of free vouchers) or 20 people (for =A3500 o=
f
free vouchers). Within 2 weeks you will receive an e-mail with your
vouchers attached.=20
=20
They will contact you through your e-mail address.
=20
Please mark a copy to:
=20
Andy.curran@persimmonshomes.com

--
Lesley Bell
Partner
Whitespace2
--=20

Any views or opinions expressed in this email are solely those of the autho=
r
and do not necessarily represent those of Whitespace2. Reasonable
precautions have been taken to minimize the risk of any attachment to this
e-mail containing computer viruses and no liability can be accepted for any
damage which you may sustain as a result of any such viruses.

Whitespace2 is a Limited Liability Partnership : Registered in Northern
Ireland : Partnership Number: NILLP370
Registered Office: Unit 6 Tamar Commercial Center, 25 Tamar Street, Belfast
BT4 1HR
Tel.: +44 (0) 28 9045 6459 Fax.: +44 (0) 28 9073 2228 Web:
http://www.whitespace2.com

--B_3306481718_184030
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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>FW: Marks &amp; spencer's give away</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<FONT SIZE=3D"4"><FONT FACE=3D"Lucida Grande"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'>Hi e=
veryone, <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Lucida Grande"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:9pt'=
><BR>
&nbsp;<BR>
<BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE=3D"4"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'>Thought this might be us=
eful with Christmas coming up<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:9pt'><BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE=3D"4"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'>Marks &amp; Spencer, in =
conjunction with Persimmon Homes, are giving away free vouchers. Marks &amp;=
Spencer's are trying word-of-mouth advertising to introduce its products an=
d the reward you receive for advertising for them is free non-refundable vou=
chers to be used in any M &amp; S store. <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
To receive your free vouchers by e-mail all you have to do is send this e-m=
ail out to 8 people (for &pound;100 of free vouchers) or 20 people (for &pou=
nd;500 of free vouchers). &nbsp;Within 2 weeks you will receive an e-mail wi=
th your vouchers attached. <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
They will contact you through your e-mail address. <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
Please mark a copy to: <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF"><U>Andy.curran@persimmonshomes.com<BR>
<BR>
</U></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><SPAN STY=
LE=3D'font-size:8pt'>--<BR>
<B>Lesley Bell<BR>
</B>Partner<BR>
Whitespace2<BR>
-- <BR>
<BR>
Any views or opinions expressed in this email are solely those of the autho=
r and do not necessarily represent those of Whitespace2. Reasonable precauti=
ons have been taken to minimize the risk of any attachment to this e-mail co=
ntaining computer viruses and no liability can be accepted for any damage wh=
ich you may sustain as a result of any such viruses.<BR>
<BR>
Whitespace2 is a Limited Liability Partnership : Registered in Northern Ire=
land : Partnership Number: NILLP370<BR>
Registered Office: Unit 6 Tamar Commercial Center, 25 Tamar Street, Belfast=
BT4 1HR<BR>
Tel.: +44 (0) 28 9045 6459 Fax.: +44 (0) 28 9073 2228 Web: <FONT COLOR=3D"#00=
00FE"><U><a href=3D"http://www.whitespace2.com">http://www.whitespace2.com</a>=
</U></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
</BODY>
</HTML>


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Comments

52 days ago by Ash [send email]
This is a chain letter. nothing to do with M & S. Andy.curran@persimmonshomes.com is spammer and will collect all the email addresses (yours and the people you sent to) and send junk mail. Be glad it bounced!
51 days ago by Jan [send email]
Yes it does seem to be a scam - so not send it on. I have sent am email back to the perosn it seemed to originate from but no response back.
48 days ago by Jane Stewart [send email]
Please send me my £500 vouchers. The email I sent with 20 names went to the recipients but bounced back to the persimon homes adresss
47 days ago by Ciara Mcafee [send email]
THIS IS FALSE ADVERTISEMENT AND SHOULD BE STOPPED STRAIGHTAWAY!!
46 days ago by Me [send email]
You are pathetic for ever believing such a thing. There are websites that are available to check on things like this, can't believe you are actually slating M&S over it. You so deserve to end up with an email inbox full of spam (that's what these things are for)! BTW Persimmon homes have actually issued a statement on their website with regards to this scam that started in June last year!
46 days ago by Christina [send email]
do not believe this chain scam where on earth has this ever happen i dont agree with this but i have sent mails trying to prove whether its true and i have realised its not even true this must stop pls pls!! or give people their vouchers
46 days ago by Rostron71 [send email]
"or give people their vouchers"

Are you totally gullible? This is a SCAM and has nothing to do with M&S, Persimmon Homes, Mickey Mouse, Wonder Woman or the Dalai Lama.

By the way I'm concerned about security, could everyone send me their bank account numbers and passwords so I can check them?

Really, people, wise up.
46 days ago by Mary Lykes [send email]
Hi Rostron71,

I saw your message about being worried about security and wanting bank details to check them.

Here are mine:
Bank Name: HSBC
Sort Code: 50-26-34
Account Number: 56781234
Branch Location: Maidstone, Kent

I hope there's no problems with my account and it's all secure. I would hate my details to fall into the wrong hands.

Thanks a lot,
Mary Lykes
The Cockwell Inn
Tillet
Herts
EN7 3BD

DOB: 14/12/1967
Passport Number: 35902375
NI No: HR2114539A
45 days ago by Mike [send email]
If you people have got nothing constructive to say then keep your opinions to yourselves!!! And by the way there are genuine e-mails like this one that go around so get your facts straight before saying people are gullible or pathetic and let the appropriate people deal with the situation!
45 days ago by Chris Zelos [send email]
Oh dear god why do people believe these things!!!

How much do you think it would actually cost M&S to advertise this way if they chose to??? It would be cheaper to take out an hour long advert during prime time TV!

This scam has been going on for years, and will continue for years while it is still being forwarded on...

Mary, just thought i'd let you know that your NI number has too many digits in it. If you could possibly tell me your entire work and family history to go along with the supplied details I will happily look into this for you. I know a friendly gentleman from Nigeria who collects these to assist with sorting out errors. He even managed to get a passport in my name for me after my application for asylum was rejected by the home office... :)
42 days ago by Andy [send email]
To straighten this out for everyone. I know the guy whose email address it is!

Someone did it as a joke, the original email was sent to a few friends however became out of hand as people believed that it was a legitimate offer. We all know that both companies do not need the advertising.

He is not a spammer ash. Maybe you should find out your facts first.
36 days ago by David Burke [send email]
it is such a pity that a reputable company like M&S, can get their good name blackened like this, they work hard to keep their name, and their clientelle!
I know that M&S only accept their own vouchers, or gift cards!
I'm heading their in the morning, for something tasty for lunch mmmmmmmmm
David Burke
30 days ago by Siddhartha Choudhuri [send email]
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12 days ago by Zognut [send email]
There a some thick people on the interweb, clearly some reside here.

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