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The group, Legal Name Fraud, believe that it’s illegal to use a legal name, given at birth, and a legal name is Crown Copyrighted property.
I know, we’re confused too…
You can find out more on their website: www.legalnamefraud.com.
The owners of the billboard space, Primesight, were unavailable for comment. And, we were unable to find any contact information for Legal Name Fraud.
originally posted by: TerryDon79
a reply to: nonspecific
This rubbish again?
How many times do people have to be told it's rubbish?
Its all just a scam to get your personal details such as ni number (ss number if your in the states), name, address etc.
Try looking at the amount people who have been scammed by precisely this.
originally posted by: TerryDon79
a reply to: nonspecific
Here's a good place to start. LINK
Quoting part of it here...
"There have been many well-publicized convictions of citizens attempting to take advantage of this theory. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regards the instructors and promoters of Redemption schemes as fraudsters[4] while the Internal Revenue Service has included the "straw man" claim in its list of frivolous positions that may result in the imposition of a $5,000 penalty[5] when used as the basis for an inaccurate tax return.[6]"
originally posted by: TerryDon79
a reply to: nonspecific
Yeah. It's been going on for years. There's different companies and also individuals who do it.
I don't know if the council will do anything as its a paid billboard. I'm not sure how our law stands on it to be honest.
originally posted by: nonspecific
This looks to me like a continuation of the old "free man on the land" thing but those guys never had the organisation and funding to put up billboards al over the country?
originally posted by: TerryDon79
a reply to: nonspecific
Even the "free men on the land" is rediculous.
Its just another way to try and circumvent the law. Obviously it's failed over and over again.
But the whole "your birth certificate/name is worth X" started with them.
Here another WIKI about them. (I know it's another wiki, but they really do go into a lot of depth of free men on the land)
You don't need to stop using the name and you won't be free without it. If anything your existence may be more restricted by the requirements of life.
. . . We have set up this website called LegalNameFraud.com...
and it currently has a psychology focus, being about how to help others move over from using the name to being free with no legal name
originally posted by: Kester
a reply to: paraphi
But it's true many travellers get away with stuff that others get fined for precisely because of this.
originally posted by: Kester
a reply to: grainofsand
If the system worked against them they'd get dealt with same as the rest of us, it isn't just moving on that helps them.
In the case of the stolen horse trailer near here it was just the fact they were travellers that caused the police to say they couldn't do anything, even though the stolen trailer was in plain sight. They hadn't moved on anywhere.
originally posted by: DutchMasterChief
a reply to: TerryDon79
Where are they asking for my personal information?
originally posted by: nonspecific
This popped up on my local news feed here in Swindon in the south of the UK.
Apparently a strange and cryptic billboard has appeared with the message.
LEGAL NAME FRAUD
THE TRUTH
I'ts illegal to use a legal name.
from the news source.
The group, Legal Name Fraud, believe that it’s illegal to use a legal name, given at birth, and a legal name is Crown Copyrighted property.
I know, we’re confused too…
You can find out more on their website: www.legalnamefraud.com.
The owners of the billboard space, Primesight, were unavailable for comment. And, we were unable to find any contact information for Legal Name Fraud.
This looks to me like a continuation of the old "free man on the land" thing but those guys never had the organisation and funding to put up billboards al over the country?
I am going to have a look more in depth as they have got my curiosity going but thought I would ask if anyone else had come across this group and the billboards?