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| franky58 |
on Mon 29 Oct 07, 5:57 PM to franky58's blog.
Hiya Guys'
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) at www.icstis.org.uk
| 29 Oct 07, 6:01 PM Marmite UK(CB), 5 yrs |
I am sure they did this last year too..... with new reports and everything (haven't got anythig to back it up but it sounds very like it) A rose by any other name has thorns that will still make you bleed.BITE ME |
| 29 Oct 07, 6:08 PM Debauched_Priest UK, 5 yrs |
Fortunately I pretty much know when I am going to get a delivery and if I am not here, then the next door neighbours takes care of it for me. Otherwise if I don't know about it - it's been sent to the wrong address. That phone number pretty much says it all - 09066 - with it being a premium number. If you aren't sure of the numbers check on the net first before anything else. |
| 29 Oct 07, 6:45 PM x_Raven_x UK(CR), 6 yrs |
Yes I've heard of this one too and have already warned lots of peeps of same.
Thanks for the reminder though |
| 29 Oct 07, 7:19 PM Schnapped UK, 8 yrs |
Thanks for posting - always good to get a reminder to be careful, but this is an urban legend based on an old scam: http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/pdfs_news/postals...
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