John.N Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I have just received an e-mail fom a company called Harris Interactive claiming to be conducting research for the Caravan Club and asking me to reply to questions in a poll. It seems a bit 'phishy' to me. Does anyone know anything about the authenticity of this operation? They say that my address was given to them by the CC. I have not replied or contacted the CC yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred grant Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 well me ansums, the caravan club as got freds address but they couldnt find it without a decent landrover! 4wheeldrivefred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Also had one . As is came from the USA, could not see the point spending 20 mins (they say) . Can't see thwhat the yanks would want to know anyway. I DELETED IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david lloyd Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I would have thought an organisation like the Caravan Club would not let personal details out without consent and would also have published that they were going to conduct a survey - haven't seen anything in the mag recently. I would either delete it or, if you want to find out for sure, ask the Caravan Club some questions. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 As with all things suspect, if you are not happy then don't do it! You could, of course, try forwarding the email it to the Caravan Club to check if you really want to do the survey! There are lot of suspect emails around at the moment, my colleague actually got one at work the other day proclaiming it came from our Computing Services (CS), fortunately she checked the address for the link and it was nothing to do with work. What's more worrying though is that when she reported it, the CS wasn't even bothered!!!!! I bet a few staff have fallen for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Well we havent had one :-S I would log on to the C.C. and leave a message they will soon get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Harris Interactive is a reputable American company specialising in carrying out market research for clients. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Interactive http://www.harrisinteractive.com/ It's likely that Harris are working legitimately on behalf of the Caravan Club. However, as has already been advised, if there's any doubt then the sensible thing would be to not reply to the survey or, if you feel happy to spend 20 minutes answering questions, to contact the CC first to check that the poll is kosher. On David Lloyd's point about the CC's 'right' to provide personal information (eg. an e-mail address) to a 3rd-party, you can bet your life that, if you receive an e-mail that's Caravan Club-inspired, somewhere down the line you've either ticked a box to say that's OK, or not ticked a box to say it's not, or there's something in the CC's small-print rules that allows them to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.N Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Thanks Derek for your reassurance about Harris. However as I don't want to spend 20 minutes of my precious time answering questions I have deleted it. (It's good of them to warn you that it will take 20 minutes even though it might be counterproductive from their point of view!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin9591 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I've been receiving these survey enquiries from Harris for about a year now, dozens of them. I regard them as junk/spam as they are not solicited by me and my junk filter just gets rid of them. Regards Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonimac Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I'm a CC member and I deleted it too. 20 mins, they're 'avin' a larf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klyne Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 It's only about insurance and breakdown cover and it did not take me 20 mins to complete. More like less than 5 minutes. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Since when did the Caravan Club listen to Motor Caravan owners anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Tracker - 2008-12-18 8:12 PM Since when did the Caravan Club listen to Motor Caravan owners anyway? When they are looking for new business :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 flicka - 2008-12-18 8:45 PM Tracker - 2008-12-18 8:12 PM Since when did the Caravan Club listen to Motor Caravan owners anyway? When they are looking for new business :D Listening politely is one thing - doing anything constructive is quite another - just ask the real experts in Westminster and Whithall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 ????????? http://mingle2.com/online-dating/arkansas/whit-hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Derek ... you really have tooooo much time on your hands! Or are you trying to tell us you already knew this site existed? ;-) :D :$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirage Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Please see copy of e mail from C.C. following my query as to origin of the e mail in question From Caravan Club I can confirm this is a legitimate email sent through a company called Harris Interactive on behalf of The Caravan Club. I apologise it is not clearer and does not have any of The Club’s branding which is our error, however you are very much welcome to participate in this survey should you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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