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Weird letter received

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Thegirlthatwanted2begod · 06/07/2021 20:47

DH received this letter in the post today in a used NHS envelope that was stuck down with sellotape. Both of us are stumped to why it's been sent as I've googled and Mankind doesn't look to be part of NHS and the number is correct but the message on the letter has freaked us out,

has anyone ever had anything similar to this?

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cookiecreampie · 06/07/2021 23:50

@LassLa

I’m pretty sure my vaccine invite letter was in one of those envelopes.
Yes they're the vaccine letters in those envelopes.
TheFoundations · 06/07/2021 23:50

They'll log it, @Coolandclamy, and thank OP for bringing it to their attention. They'll keep it on file, so that if more people report similar letters, they've got more evidence to find out where the harassment is coming from. Also, if anything escalates at OP's property, this will have been the opening gambit, so it needs to be kept on file.

It's what the non-emergency police are for. Non-emergency matters that make people feel unsettled/targeted/harassed.

AdobeWanKenobi · 06/07/2021 23:51

If I wanted to get a message to someone I thought was being abused I’d use an nhs envelope too as it might not raise eyebrows for the abusive partner.

Very weird though OP.

Timeforredwine · 06/07/2021 23:53

Ive read mosy of the thread and i really hope you find the answer but it does seem to be all linked with NHS, such a weird message to receive, sorry but cant think of any other explanation that hasnt been covered. Good luck, i would report it to an authority though just so logged.

Booboosweet · 06/07/2021 23:58

I'd say the husband knows who sent it but isn't letting on.

Shinysilversloes · 07/07/2021 00:02

I think it’s a nutcase,
Forget it, but keep the letter in something clean , stick a date on it.

It’s a trouble maker, don’t give them the satisfaction of acknowledging it, other than keep to see if anything else arrives.
Could even be drunk neighbour male or female with too much time on their hands. People are really odd

Coolandclamy · 07/07/2021 00:04

@TheFoundations, the letter was addressed to her husband. Unless he says he feels harassed and reports it himself, I can’t see non-emergency logging it.

OP, is your husband as bothered about this as you are? Is he willing to report it?

a1poshpaws · 07/07/2021 00:09

Use this link to find out about the phone number on that note. It would certainly freak me out!

who-called.co.uk/

TheFoundations · 07/07/2021 00:09

[quote Coolandclamy]@TheFoundations, the letter was addressed to her husband. Unless he says he feels harassed and reports it himself, I can’t see non-emergency logging it.

OP, is your husband as bothered about this as you are? Is he willing to report it?[/quote]
Yes, I was assuming that, being a couple, and both being unsettled by the letter, they will be in agreement that it needs reporting.

Wanderlust20 · 07/07/2021 00:16

RE the envelope - someone has clearly reused the envelope you get your vaccination appointment in! There was a big thing about it in the news, about looking out for it in the post...

Cismyfatarse · 07/07/2021 00:16

The envelope is from the Covid vaccine letters sent out in Scotland. Not used elsewhere as far as I know but all our letters are in blue envelopes. So, from someone who is in or has links to Scotland and has had a letter, or have got the envelope.

Coolandclamy · 07/07/2021 00:19

@a1poshpaws it is the legit number for mankind.org.uk, a male victim of domestic abuse helpline.

@TheFoundations, there’s no indication by OP that her husband is so worried as to wish to report it and frankly if she does on his behalf or together as a couple it would simply give credence to the letter.

I think the explanation is closer to home than the imaginations that it is a random stranger.

AdobeWanKenobi · 07/07/2021 00:19

@Cismyfatarse

The envelope is from the Covid vaccine letters sent out in Scotland. Not used elsewhere as far as I know but all our letters are in blue envelopes. So, from someone who is in or has links to Scotland and has had a letter, or have got the envelope.
Almost certain the same envelope is used across England for the proof of vaccine letters they are sending out. I’ll double check mine in the morning but almost positive it’s the same envelope.

As I said though if you genuinely believed someone was being abused an NHS letter would arouse much less suspicion than a typed or hand written envelope.

TheFoundations · 07/07/2021 00:24

@Cismyfatarse

The envelope is from the Covid vaccine letters sent out in Scotland. Not used elsewhere as far as I know but all our letters are in blue envelopes. So, from someone who is in or has links to Scotland and has had a letter, or have got the envelope.
I'm in the south of England and our vaccine letters came in these envelopes.
Scottishskifun · 07/07/2021 00:28

As another pp said the blue envelope is a Scotland vaccination envelope which makes it weird if you guys are in the SW.

It's very bizarre maybe get him to call the number to see what it's about?

Tavannach · 07/07/2021 00:34

Is your surname on the doorbell? Perhaps it was intended for one of the gay couple from someone who's stalking one of them.

Wheresmybiscuit3 · 07/07/2021 00:34

I’d ask him to call the number and find out

MindTheBumps · 07/07/2021 00:35

How are things with his mum, does he have a creepy sister?

ElephantMoth · 07/07/2021 00:39

@SwanShaped

A DV agency wouldn’t EVER send a letter to someone who was in an abusive relationship unless they knew it was safe to do so. Imagine the consequences if the abuser opened the post. It seems to me like someone with delusional thoughts, thinking that they’re in a relationship with your partner. I’d get a camera on door too.
They would if he asked for the number.
Addicted2LuvIsland · 07/07/2021 00:40

He is NHS and its in an NHS envelope. It's someone from his work.

DeathByWalkies · 07/07/2021 00:41

I'm wondering if there's some woman out there who is trying to track down the ex that left her, found someone with the same surname / other correlating details on a website like 192.com and it's basically a case of mistaken identity.

Weird, though, and definitely not an official campaign.

IndecentCakes · 07/07/2021 00:44

I think this person must know him. They used the NHS envelope so he would open the letter as they know he works for them.
It could also be a 'coded' message to indicate the writer of the letter is someone he knows via his work.

TheFoundations · 07/07/2021 00:53

@ElephantMoth

They would if he asked for the number

No, they absolutely wouldn't. It's really dangerous to send a letter about getting help for abuse to someone who is being abused in their home. If you asked them to, they'd find a different way of communicating with you. They certainly wouldn't send you a letter, and if they did, it wouldn't look anything like this one.

TheFoundations · 07/07/2021 00:56

I think the NHS envelope and husband working for NHS are a coincidence. Everybody in the country has had one of those envelopes through the door.

Dogvmarmot · 07/07/2021 01:11

I would report this to the police and Mankind. " leave your abuser and come back to me". Surely no one is suggesting for a moment this could be legimate for anyone. He may not be the only victim. Its clearly a) prank b) creepy by stranger c) creepy by someone who knows him.

I would have him report it to his work if he is NHS and the envelope is NHS in the event it is someone in his workplace. As for the police, not sure whether they would spend the resources but the may be able to get prints off the letter (and after excluding you and husband). only works if someone has prints in the datebase or if there are not huge amounts of fingerprints on the letter... you could at least ask them if they will check it for prints.