Is this a new scam

[fourteen85]

I have just had a leaflet pushed through the door advertising something, about 10 minues later there is a knock at the door and a youngster asking if I had received the leaflet. when i said yes he asked me to sign a sheet of paper to say I had indeed recieved it, I said no and gave him the leaflet back. Is this a new way of getting your name and address?

[boxtops]

No necessarily although I've never heard of this before - perhaps the people who were paying him to deliver the leaflet wanted some proof he'd actually done so. Why don't you ring them and ask them (don't give any details, just ask the question)?

[mojay]

I know from when I ran a team of leaflet droppers that random checks are made to ensure all deliveries are made

[albaqwerty]

We had similar a couple of years ago, young guy was trying to drum up interest in a paper round and the Paper wanted proof that he'd been in the area.

[chi-chi66]

same here alba..we get a free newspaper delivered..a while ago someone
came to the door and had a list of the papers supposed to be delivered.. and
wanted me to indicate which one I had and to sign saying thatI receive it.

[fourteen85]

Ok perhaps I am just getting to paranoid in my old age

[albaqwerty]

always better to be safe 14, always better to be safe xx

[Zeuhl]

The electoral roll is a much cheaper and easier way to discover the names attached to an address

Validating distribution as suggested above is much more likely

[ichkeria]

That's exactly what it sounds like. We've had people coming to our door asking for our name and telephone number!
Either way you did the right thing I'm sure

[Old_Geezer]

If they can get my name from my signature then best of luck to them.

My guess is that the delivery lad needed evidence he was doing the job he was paid for ?

[JonnyBoy12]

I can speak from experience here as have done the same thing myself in the last week. Not taking my word for it I was asked to collect 5 signatures in every 1,000 homes I visited.

I hope this answers your question.

[islasmum]

I've nevr had anyone knock on the door, but have had various phone calls over the last few years asking if such and such had been delivered - fortunately I was able to say yes.

[VHG]

>>>Ok perhaps I am just getting to paranoid in my old age

Better to be paraniod than scammed.

I have just got the latest Which magazine that says UK people are scammed out of millions and millions every year, because so many people are far too gullible and trusting.

I think people should not trust ANYONE who phones you up out the blue, ANYONE knocks on your door, ANY "dodgy" email you get, ANY "dodgy" text message you get on your phone.

NEVER give anyone personal information - if a person phones up and says "are you the home owner" tell them to mind their own business.

NEVER give out ANY personal information (even your name), NEVER give anyone your userids or passswords (even if you are asked for them in an email), NEVER give anyone your credit card or bank details.

NEVER let anyone in the house you dont know. Anyone knocks on the door selling something tell them to go away.

Sounds tough, but if more of us did this, less of us would be scammed.

[modeller]

The worrying thing is what were you actually signing ? Did you see ?

[AliceTickband]

I have a notice stuck to my front door, courtesy of the moneysavingexpert website, telling people that I will not buy from them and that I do not need free advice on anything....aimed at energy companies I think, but it also mentions religion......and on it says that if they ignore the warning that this notice gives then they are breaking the law.

[AliceTickband]

^^^^^
forgot to mention.........it works!