Preventing fraudulent registration

Re: Preventing fraudulent registration

Anthony Todd — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:38:39 GMT

The land registry has now, coincidentally after I was misrepresented as a 30yo Sri Lankan...., and nearly had a property sold, introduced a passport page into the record of registered owners.

A simple inclusion [as a .pdf] into the registration documentation by the RCVS I would have thought.

Re: Preventing fraudulent registration

Chris Barker — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:24:38 GMT

Your premise of course assumes that the RCVS records are correct - and in the latest incident they accepted a photocopied false document purporting to be issued by Melbourne University...without bothering to pick up the phone and check that the 'degree' had been issued by said institution.

Chris B

Re: Preventing fraudulent registration

Clive Ansell — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:48:51 GMT

Maybe the RCVS could produce a membership card which incorporates a photograph as well as registration number, nationality, university and year?

Alternatively, regardless of the RCVS, employers could/should always ask potential and existing employees to show photographic proof of ID?

Re: Preventing fraudulent registration

Robin Grimmer — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:20:56 GMT

Surely just some photo id - either a passport or driving licence would clear up any imposters.