Never ending cycle of scams, whilst people still fall for them they will still be around. Just heard yesterday that the idiots at Luton borough council gave £1000000 to scammers and it's nobodies fault, words bloody fail me!

Tony

Edited By Tony Pratt 1 on 17/08/2022 09:14:54

Evri: A new name to me so I have looked it up.

Hermes: started in West Germany in 1972.

Expanded to several European countries including in 2000, the UK, and now has its HQ in Leeds.

Created the myHermes brand in 2009, dropped it in 2018.

Re-named itself as Evri in March 2022.

Owner: private-equity company, Advent.

[Source: Wikpedia. The entry is prefaced with a warning that parts seem not neutral, but written as an advertisement. However, it also outlines, presumably by a separate author, its appalling record of very poor service and naked law-breaking, in the UK.]

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The Hermes ParcelShops notice on my local branch of the Co-op's "NISA" is still Hermes, but it will take a while to change them all having followed the business fad for pointlessly changing a company or brand name from explanatory or at least arcane, but familiar, to merely meaningless!).

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I wonder how many people who are caught by this type of fraud, are genuinely expecting a parcel; rather than reacting blindly to merely being told one is on its way.

Nope, just hoping that you don't associate the new name with the old awful reputation, so they can bury the bad image. Until this brand gets the same reputation.

Rebranding is probably cheaper and easier than fixing the underlying issues and then waiting until the improved reputation works through. Look how long it took for Skoda's reputation to recover.

Edited By Peter Cook 6 on 17/08/2022 13:20:54