UK's Registered Traveller Program Email: Scam or Real?
Oct 8, 2015, 6:24 am
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UK's Registered Traveller Program Email: Scam or Real?
Hi,
Just got an email from the US State Dept. Wondering if this is legit?
You are receiving this message because you have been identified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as a U.S. citizen enrolled in the Global Entry program. CBP would like to inform you that the United Kingdom now operates an expedited entry program called Registered Traveller. Registered Traveller is a new service launched by the UK Border Force to give faster and more convenient entry to the UK for nationals from the United States. You are eligible to apply for membership in the UK Registered Traveller service. Membership in Registered Traveller costs £70. Complete details of Registered Traveller eligibility and availability can be found online at http://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller.
Membership in Registered Traveller include the following benefits:
· Access to ePassport gates at airports across the country
· Use of the UK / European Union queue at airports across the country
· A dedicated Registered Traveller lane at Gatwick Airport
· Not needing to complete a landing card on arrival to the UK
· No credibility interview with a Border Force officer.
Registered Traveller is already proving popular with members, who have provided praises such as, “This is an excellent service, it is efficient, extremely well run and very effective. I would highly recommend this service,” and “Well done Britain. Fast, secure, easy. Great service and timesaver, and remarkably easy to set up. Thanks to all the people who made this possible.”
You can apply for Registered Traveller online now at http://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller.
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Just got an email from the US State Dept. Wondering if this is legit?
You are receiving this message because you have been identified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as a U.S. citizen enrolled in the Global Entry program. CBP would like to inform you that the United Kingdom now operates an expedited entry program called Registered Traveller. Registered Traveller is a new service launched by the UK Border Force to give faster and more convenient entry to the UK for nationals from the United States. You are eligible to apply for membership in the UK Registered Traveller service. Membership in Registered Traveller costs £70. Complete details of Registered Traveller eligibility and availability can be found online at http://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller.
Membership in Registered Traveller include the following benefits:
· Access to ePassport gates at airports across the country
· Use of the UK / European Union queue at airports across the country
· A dedicated Registered Traveller lane at Gatwick Airport
· Not needing to complete a landing card on arrival to the UK
· No credibility interview with a Border Force officer.
Registered Traveller is already proving popular with members, who have provided praises such as, “This is an excellent service, it is efficient, extremely well run and very effective. I would highly recommend this service,” and “Well done Britain. Fast, secure, easy. Great service and timesaver, and remarkably easy to set up. Thanks to all the people who made this possible.”
You can apply for Registered Traveller online now at http://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller.
This is an automated email. Please do not reply.
Oct 8, 2015, 6:51 am
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Oct 8, 2015, 11:37 am
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This doesn't seem like the sort of scam that would appeal to most people, so I wonder whether they got a list of FFers or even GE members through a government database hack.
Oct 8, 2015, 11:44 am
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Is www.gov.uk a domain owned by the UK government similar to .gov domains for the US?
Oct 8, 2015, 12:08 pm
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Is www.gov.uk a domain owned by the UK government similar to .gov domains for the US?
Oct 8, 2015, 12:16 pm
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http://goodlink.com
Hover your mouse pointer over the link for a few moments and verify that the link displayed (usually in the lower left corner of your browser) is the same. You'll notice that in my example, it's not.
Oct 8, 2015, 12:59 pm
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Is the fee of 70 pounds for just one year? Also, would this be significantly better than the Fast Track one gets from top tier elite status or having a confirmed ticket in a premium cabin?
Oct 8, 2015, 1:11 pm
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In other news, I'm glad I'm not the ONLY wary one on this thread (I simply won't click links from emails unless I'm 100% sure what they are. Period)
Oct 8, 2015, 1:25 pm
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Seriously guys, this is the UK equivalent of Global Entry. Once registered you use the e-Passport gates which peans that, even at peak times at most terminals (thankfully now including LHR T5 where they have just introduced another bank of 15 of these) you can be through immigration in a matter of minutes. Just hold the photo page on the reader while the machine compares the data on it with your image and you're through.