CBP Spam?
Jul 30, 2016, 8:16 am
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan, IHG, Enterprise, Avios, Nexus
Posts: 8,355
CBP Spam?
Are any other Nexus members getting spam from CBP trying to sell you on the UK's Registered Traveller program?
Is CBP getting a cut from each person who joins?
This was in my email this morning:
Is CBP getting a cut from each person who joins?
This was in my email this morning:
You are receiving this message because you have been identified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as a U.S. citizen or Canadian citizen enrolled in the GE/ NEXUS program. CBP would like to inform you that the United Kingdom now operates an expedited entry program called Registered Traveller and you may be eligible to apply.
Registered Traveller was launched by the UK Border Force to give faster and more convenient entry to the UK for eligible nationals from the United States and Canada. Membership of Registered Traveller costs £70 in the first year and £50 per year thereafter.
Membership of Registered Traveller includes the following benefits:
Access to ePassport gates
Use of the UK / EEA queue
No requirement to complete a landing card on arrival in the UK
No routine credibility interview with a Border Force officer.
Visitor eligibility criteria have changed and you now may apply to join if you have made at least 4 journeys to the United Kingdom in the previous two years. Complete details of Registered Traveller eligibility and availability can be found online at www.gov.uk/registered-traveller.
Registered Traveller is proving extremely popular with members and to date there have been over 275,000 crossings of the border by members with extremely positive feedback such as,
“I think it is fantastic! It has made a major difference to my experience travelling as it gives me a great deal of time back.”
“Time saving and improved experience of clearing immigration.”
You can apply for Registered Traveller online now at www.gov.uk/registered-traveller.
This is an automated email. Please do not reply.
Registered Traveller was launched by the UK Border Force to give faster and more convenient entry to the UK for eligible nationals from the United States and Canada. Membership of Registered Traveller costs £70 in the first year and £50 per year thereafter.
Membership of Registered Traveller includes the following benefits:
Access to ePassport gates
Use of the UK / EEA queue
No requirement to complete a landing card on arrival in the UK
No routine credibility interview with a Border Force officer.
Visitor eligibility criteria have changed and you now may apply to join if you have made at least 4 journeys to the United Kingdom in the previous two years. Complete details of Registered Traveller eligibility and availability can be found online at www.gov.uk/registered-traveller.
Registered Traveller is proving extremely popular with members and to date there have been over 275,000 crossings of the border by members with extremely positive feedback such as,
“I think it is fantastic! It has made a major difference to my experience travelling as it gives me a great deal of time back.”
“Time saving and improved experience of clearing immigration.”
You can apply for Registered Traveller online now at www.gov.uk/registered-traveller.
This is an automated email. Please do not reply.
Jul 30, 2016, 11:23 am
#2
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: Delta Kryptonium
Posts: 1,144
We have had Nexus for 4.5 years and filed our renewals a couple of weeks ago & I recall getting one of those emails a while ago, but I also remember getting a CBP email about SmartGate in Australia when it first became available to GE holders. I just consider these info emails & not spam. I doubt CBP gets a cut of the application fee (and for SmartGate there is no application fee).
Jul 30, 2016, 11:56 am
#3
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 38,410
We have had Nexus for 4.5 years and filed our renewals a couple of weeks ago & I recall getting one of those emails a while ago, but I also remember getting a CBP email about SmartGate in Australia when it first became available to GE holders. I just consider these info emails & not spam. I doubt CBP gets a cut of the application fee (and for SmartGate there is no application fee).
To me the fundamental definition of spam is that it's considered desirable by only a very tiny portion of the recipients.
Aug 1, 2016, 4:57 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: YYZ/TPA/MCO
Posts: 101
If your concerned about ever getting an email from a company, I suggest you do not provide your email 
I also got this email but I don't travel to the UK enough. Although it is nice of them to give us a heads up such program is available.
I also got this email but I don't travel to the UK enough. Although it is nice of them to give us a heads up such program is available.