POSTAL SCAM
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:39 pm
Got this from another forum
>Just what you need before Xmas...>>>>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 http://www.icstis.org.uk
>Just what you need before Xmas...>>>>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 http://www.icstis.org.uk
