Just received this leaflet spammed through letter box.

URGENTLY NEEDED
Third World Clothing Appeal

We will be grateful if you could kindly donate your unwanted
Ladies, Gents & Children’s Clothing,
Blankets, sheets, Shoes, Handbags, Curtains,
Belts, Bath & Hand Towels, Underwear

Please put these in CLEAR view from the road
WITH THIS LEAFLET BEFORE 8AM
On the day indicated below

SATURDAY

Your donations are sent to the third world countries to help clothe the poor

What ever the weather we will collect between 8:00am and 6:00pm

Many thanks from ASD Ltd, Company No 4497391
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CLOTHES COLLECTED ARE RECYCLED
Organisation Reg Nr. LF99-2 Identification Nr Lt 4557047 Company Reg Number 04808848

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The Companies House website
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/toolsToHelp/findCompanyInfo.shtml

Name & Registered Office:
OLONEX LIMITED
23 HUGH GAITSKELL HOUSE
BUTLER ROAD
LONDON
NW10 9RT
Company No. 04497391

Status: Dissolved 04/05/2004
Date of Incorporation: 29/07/2002
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Accounting Reference Date: 31/07
Last Accounts Made Up To: (NO ACCOUNTS FILED)
Next Accounts Due: 29/05/2004
Last Return Made Up To:
Next Return Due: 26/08/2003


HELP LINE UK LIMITED
193 LEYTONSTONE ROAD,
LONDON
E15 1LH
Company No. 04808848

Status: Dissolved 18/05/2004
Date of Incorporation: 24/06/2003
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Accounting Reference Date: 30/06
Last Accounts Made Up To: (NO ACCOUNTS FILED)
Next Accounts Due: 24/04/2005
Last Return Made Up To:
Next Return Due: 22/07/2004

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Freedom of Information?

Looks to me like someone's telling porkies of a HUGE proportion. :confused:

So just what is a Third World Appeal run by two dissolved Companies?
You decide!

Don't put anything out for these people, take anything you've got to a 'REAL' Charity shop, eg. Oxfam, Red Cross, Cancer Research etc etc.

And above all else - surely this has got to be illegal?

Unless you know differently of course.



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im sure i remember seeing something about this on tv- probably watchdog or the like. im sure that part fo the report focussed on bogus collection agencies that were picking up named bags already put out for charities.

we got a help the aged bag not so long ago- but i forgot to put it out for them. i just took the bag straight round to the shop instead as it was only a couple of 100 metres up the road.

sophie
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If you google for "Olonex" the very first hit accuses them of being a scam designed to nab stuff they then sell at car boot sales. This is effectively robbing poor people from the third world. Is no-one safe from being ripped off?

See here:

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=101280&highlight=asd