> Hi
>
> I'm a postman and every round seems to have at least one or two houses
> that get a lot of these items, and as you point out usually older people.
>
> It's VERY easy to spot the scam mail.
>
> Unfortunately we HAVE to deliver the mail - Royal Mail does not and more
> importantly CAN NOT (as they point out) refuse to deliver mail. And if I
> personally decided not to deliver the mail I would be guilty of "Wilful
> Delay" which is a criminal offence.
>
> It starts with a few letters, and quickly snowballs. Sometimes the
> homeholder receives a small gift or two in the mail, probably to keep the
> scam going.
>
> I feel bad delivering this stuff so I wish you all the success in your
> campaign. I feel you should be targetting postcomm, the postal regulator,
> to allow Royal Mail to do something about it.
>
> To me or you the fact that it is a scam seems obvious. But it's the older
> generation who fall for it, which makes it even more deplorable.
>
> I cannot personally help in your campaign and please do not use my name -
> but this is a point of view from a postal worker and I'm sure most others
> feel the same.
>
> -Name supplied

Your perfectly right, the Royal Mail HAVE TO deliver any letter placed in their care. However we at believe the Royal Mail have a duty of care to the public and should report such OBVIOUS victims to the authorities.

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