this is not exactly a question but a warning about a postal scam
which i received an email about.
Postal Scam
Can you circulate this around
especially as Xmas is fast approaching – it has been confirmed by Royal
Mail. The Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the
following scam:
A card is posted through your door
from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were
unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a
premium rate number). DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam
originating from Belize.
If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will
already have been billed £15 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these
details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the
premium rate service regulator) atwww.icstis.org.uk
ok, thanks for the info, i will inform my friends abt this
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thanks for that…. i’d just shred em… and forget em… thanks anyway… bye
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I’ve heard of this too, and it is legit so look out!
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Yes, it USED to be a genuine scam, but according to PhonePayPlus (the new name for ICSTIS) the number has been barred from being accessed since December 2005, so is no longer a threat.
A full statement from PhonePayPlus can be found here regarding this chain email (note: pdf file)
http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/pdfs_news/PostalScam2007.pdf
http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk
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