Be Aware – Postal Scam

I received this warning today in an email at work today. Please make a note of it.

You can also copy and paste the message and email it to people you know.

Postal Scam
Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas 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 £15-20 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) at www.icstis.org.uk

Please highlight this to as many people as you know.

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October 23, 2008 • Tags: , • Posted in: General

2 Responses to “Be Aware – Postal Scam”

  1. Wolfie - October 23, 2008

    Hey Gareth,

    Like so many of these sorts of chain-email things, this one is very old. Take a look at this statement (http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/news/articles/nr_20081098scam.asp) for more info on whay you can safely ignore it.

    Wolfie

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  2. Gareth - October 23, 2008

    Thanks for the link.
    This must be one of the few chain emails that I’ve never seen before. Which is why I thought that I’d bring it to people’s attention.

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