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A business which forwards mail to clients failed to put sufficient ID checks in place
Posted 29 October 2024 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Consumer Goods and Services|London
UPDATES: Islington’s prosecution of Mailbox Group Ltd highlights the compliance risks facing mail forwarding firms after fake identification checks obstructed a drugs investigation and exposed serious weaknesses in client verification.
Islington Council Trading Standards has brought a successful prosecution against a mail forwarding company for accepting fake identification in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.
An investigation into Mailbox Group Ltd, which receives letters and parcels on behalf of clients before forwarding them on, revealed an ‘alarmingly insufficient’ identification process according t...
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