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FRIENDS
Please read so that YOU WILL NOT BE CAUGHT WITH YOR
PANTS DOWN
Open letters BEFORE signing to acknowledge receipt of
the AR registered letter !!!!!
Without Prejudice
Folks, the next time the postman or courier guy comes
to deliver a registered letter, a certificate of posting letter or parcel , do
the following :
a) Check who is it from ?
b) If you do not know the source , reject it .
If you accept it without knowing the source , the following
has happened and can happen to you too. There have been cases where lawyers
have done the following :
a) Mailed empty / sealed AR registered letters to
people on behalf of their clients for some court case matter.
b) AR Registered mail, either, consisted of brochures
promoting sale of new real estate or some car model or just an empty A4 size
paper inside.
In normal circumstances, when one receives an empty
letter or junk mail, they will just tear and throw away, BUT, here lies the
danger:
a) You signed the AR registered card and it is returned
to the law firm that that letter was delivered and the signed AR card is proof
of delivery and will be used against you in court.
b) Same applies to the so very convenient
"CERTIFICATE OF POSTING " mail.
When the grace period for you to respond is over, they
quietly go to court and show proof that an AR registered letter was sent to you
as a reminder and you did not bother to defend it and thus convince the court
officials and get a judgment against you.
Next another AR registered letter is sent to you asking
for damages approved by the court, or just another empty envelope and you
discard it once more and this time the white collar crook will go to the court
quietly and seek the assistance of the court to seal your property to recover
the amount given by the court and soon the court bailiff will be at your door
step to execute the order. What happens next? You frantically call your
relatives in disbelief and seek legal advise. You are lost not knowing whats
happening.
Anxiety, stress, palpitation, sleepless nights cannot
be compensated as this is a reality check. You engage a lawyer, spend a few
thousand ringgit polishing their pockets for paper work and appeal to the High
court to set aside this matter. What are your rights?
a) You have every right to reject any mail / parcel
that comes from unknown sources, be it a debt collection company, law firm or
some individual.
b) You have every right to ask the postman or the
person delivering it to open the mail and let you see what is inside and the
contents of the letter.
c) REJECT it if you are not comfortable or ask them to
deliver to a law firm that you know.
d) If you have inadvertently signed and collected the
empty AR or empty ordinary registered mail, lodge a police report and also
report to the bar council as this will protect you if the matter goes to court.
An eye opener isn't it, crime is beyond house breakins
and snatch thefts, most of the time thieves get a few hundred ringgit BUT here
you spend thousands of ringgit, many hours spent traveling to court or to your
lawyers’ office, not forgetting the stress, anxiety, sleepless nights, etc.
These days, the crooks come dressed in suits, so beware
and be smart.
Do inform your family members, mother in laws, grandmas,
maids, children, hubbies .... .DO NOT SIGN ON BEHALF OF ANYONE ... let them
leave a card, go check at the post office, if not comfortable, just reject it
or ask the postman to open and show you what is inside.. Another community
service from us:
Helping Neighbours to remain SMART & ALERT
-- Martin Koo
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