Virginmedia installation

Odd thing happened, someone apparently applied for VM cable to be installed at my address.
I have lived here since the Falklands War with no lodger.
First thing I knew about it was VM engineer turning up to do the in house stuff.
He pointed out a cable had already been put in under my lawn and a box on the house, I had not noticed as its not a very much maintained front garden.
Now a week later a £120 cheque has arrived here for the mystery bloke, from VM Payments in Bradford.
So is this some kind of subtle scam?

So did you let the guy in to install then?

No I can't bear that bearded bloke or his Pickle. it was wonderful when that hurricane trashed his private island.

I told the installer to sling his hook he seemed miffed that I didn't want VM and hadn;t asked for it

In reply to a post by Frodo54:

No I can't bear that bearded bloke or his Pickle. it was wonderful when that hurricane trashed his private island.

You realise VM has nothing to do with the beardy bloke anymore? It's owned by the Yanks.

In reply to a post by Frodo54:

No I can't bear that bearded bloke or his Pickle. it was wonderful when that hurricane trashed his private island.

I told the installer to sling his hook he seemed miffed that I didn't want VM and hadn;t asked for it

his pickle!!

In reply to a post by flilot:

In reply to a post by Frodo54:

No I can't bear that bearded bloke or his Pickle. it was wonderful when that hurricane trashed his private island.

You realise VM has nothing to do with the beardy bloke anymore? It's owned by the Yanks.

Although they do pay him to use the name.

In reply to a post by Dean83:

his pickle!!

Same name, different company (Cross&Blackwell, Princes Group own them nowadays).

In reply to a post by MCM:

In reply to a post by Dean83:

his pickle!!

Same name, different company (Cross&Blackwell, Princes Group own them nowadays).

Different name too.

In reply to a post by MHC:

In reply to a post by MCM:

In reply to a post by Dean83:

his pickle!!

Same name, different company (Cross&Blackwell, Princes Group own them nowadays).

Different name too.

My thoughts entirely ..... Branson and Branston for clarity.

In reply to a post by Frodo54:

Now a week later a £120 cheque has arrived here for the mystery bloke, from VM Payments in Bradford.
So is this some kind of subtle scam?

Presumably a refund because they failed to install on the expected date?

Maybe you should have let them install it and he could have paid the monthly bills .

(Not really!)