Why are so many people being hit with £5 fines for 'counterfeit' stamps?
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#2"It is unclear at what point these ‘counterfeit’ stamps have entered circulation, and their source — or whether they are genuine and Royal Mail’s scanning technology is at fault."
Given the precedents from the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal, I think the second option is plausible.
My experience in the UK is that dysfunctional organizations try to hide issues by bullying their own customers.
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#3"It is unclear at what point these ‘counterfeit’ stamps have entered circulation, and their source — or whether they are genuine and Royal Mail’s scanning technology is at fault." Given the precedents from the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal , I think the second option is plausible. My experience in the UK is that dysfunctional organizations try to hide issues by bullying their own customers…
It’s a scandal engine that occasionally delivers mail. No accountability, no repercussions.
Re: Why are so many people being hit with £5 fines for 'counterfeit' stamps?
#4"It is unclear at what point these ‘counterfeit’ stamps have entered circulation, and their source — or whether they are genuine and Royal Mail’s scanning technology is at fault." Given the precedents from the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal , I think the second option is plausible. My experience in the UK is that dysfunctional organizations try to hide issues by bullying their own customers…
Or it could be a bug in the printing, there have been cases before where things were accidentally duplicated that shouldn't have been.
https://www.mycurrencycollection.com/blog/1-2013-new-york-du...
Re: Why are so many people being hit with £5 fines for 'counterfeit' stamps?
#5"It is unclear at what point these ‘counterfeit’ stamps have entered circulation, and their source — or whether they are genuine and Royal Mail’s scanning technology is at fault." Given the precedents from the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal , I think the second option is plausible. My experience in the UK is that dysfunctional organizations try to hide issues by bullying their own customers…
It’s a scandal engine that occasionally delivers mail. No accountability, no repercussions.
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#6These guys can't get anything right. I'd assume by default that their software is broken.
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#7It is strange that a person would receive a fine for receiving a letter with a "counterfeit" stamp. That would make for a very nasty revenge operation - send your worst enemy letters with counterfeit stamps to cause them to incur a five pound fine.
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#8Re: Why are so many people being hit with £5 fines for 'counterfeit' stamps?
#9It's impossible to say if this was detecting counterfeits, or incorrectly flagged counterfeits, without more information. I'd like to point to my recent experience trying to buy a mask from Amazon: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39844229
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