The usually reliable Androo has sent in this tale:
word comes from a colleague of mine about the LDA’s royal email stuffup this morning… emailing all subscribers for the land release with their emails in the To: field, so there for all to see!
then some wag emails them all from a made-up gmail account to say the release has been postponed.
then LDA email to say it’s not postponed.
and on it goes – no doubt you’ll get evidence soon enough from someone! 🙂
If you’ve got a copy you can share send it in to john@the-riotact.com
UPDATE: OK, here’s how it went, apparently the police have been involved:
- LDA lda @act.gov.au
Sent by: “Benn, Justin” justin .Benn@act.gov.au
17/11/2010 01:15 PM
To: Very long list of recipients
Subject: Bonner 3C Block Valuations [SEC=No Protective Marking]
Dear Valued Client,
Block prices for Bonner Stage 3C are now available for the November 2010 over-the-counter land sales event.
The Land Development Agency strongly recommends that you review the block prices and sales documentation in preparation for the sales event.
The block prices and sales documentation can be downloaded from the LDA website at http://www.lda.act.gov.au/?/bonner2/sales/land_available
Kind regards
The LDA Sales Team
Then the open list received this:
- LDA landdevagency @gmail.com
17/11/2010 05:23 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: BONNER STAGE 3C LAND RELEASE POSTPONED [SEC=No Protective Marking]
Dear Valued Client,
Given your previous interest in the Land Development Agency’s (LDA) land releases, we would like to inform you that your next chance to buy land in Bonner Stage 3C postponed. We apologies for inconvenience and inform you in coming month.
Kind regards
The LDA Sales Team
This prompted a direct response:
- LDA lda @act.gov.au
Sent by: “Benn, Justin” justin .Benn@act.gov.au
17/11/2010 07:46 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: FW: Bonner Stage 3C land release has not been postponed [SEC=No Protective Marking]
Dear Valued Client
Earlier today you would have received two e-mails relating to the upcoming Bonner 3C release.
Firstly, the LDA apologises for the LDA@act.gov.au message “Bonner 3C Block Valuations” having been sent as a group e-mail as this is not our normal procedure. This action may have breached your privacy and the LDA will seek to ensure that this situation does not occur again.
Secondly, you may have received a separate e-mail from a g.mail account, with the sender using an account name of “landdevagency”. This e-mail address and sender has no connection to the LDA and has fraudulently purported to represent the LDA. The LDA will be contacting the Australian Federal Police in relation to this misrepresentation. This fraudulent e-mail also claimed that the release has been postponed. This is not correct.
The Bonner 3C land release is still happening on the original time frame. Registrations are underway and appointments may be booked from 12 noon, Thursday 18 November 2010.
Once again, the LDA apologises for any confusion or inconvenience that this matter may have caused.
LDA Sales Team
And then came this:
- “Land Development Agency” lda @act.gov.au
18/11/2010 10:57 AM
Please respond to
lda@act.gov.au
Subject: Bonner 3C Sales event important update [SEC=No Protective Marking]
Bonner 3C Sales Event Important Update
Thursday 18 November 2010
CHANGE TO APPOINTMENT BOOKING DATE
The Online Booking System for the Bonner 3C Sales Event will now open at 12 noon on Monday 22 November 2010 for you to book a Block Selection Appointment (rather than 12 noon today, Thursday 18 November 2010).
The Key Dates and Requirements have been amended as follows:
12 noon Monday 15 November 2010 – Registrations opened
12 noon Monday 22 November 2010 – Appointment booking opens
(stays open until all 107 appointments are taken)
From 9am on Saturday 27 November 2010 and from 9am Monday 29 November 2010 – Block Selection Appointments 30 minutes per appointment
We recognise that you may have received a number of emails in the past 24 hours regarding the Bonner 3C Sales Event. The Land Development Agency (LDA) apologises for any confusion.
The LDA has delayed the opening of the Online Booking System to reduce the effect of confusion that may have been caused to you.
We confirm that:
— your registration for the Bonner 3C Sales Event is still valid (i.e. you do not need to re-register for the Bonner 3C Sales Event);
— at 12 noon on Monday 22 November 2010, 107 Block Selection Appointments will be available; and
it is important to note that the Block Selection Appointment days will remain as Saturday 27 November 2010 and Monday 29 November 2010.
— Any further information in relation to this Sales Event will only be sent from lda@act.gov.au. Please ignore emails purporting to be from the LDA from any email addresses other than lda@act.gov.au
Should you have any concerns in relation to the Bonner 3C Sales Event, please contact us via email lda@act.gov.au or telephone 1800 777 952.
All details relating to this Sales Event are on the LDA website www.lda.act.gov.au
The LDA Sales Team
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