new scam

[harry]

Just been sent the following warning: 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 £315 for the phone call.

If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655.

For more information, see the Crime Stoppers website:

[dar1976]

Thanks for the info

It just goes to show how unregulated the premium rate services are.

[pete-b]

And who delivers the card in the first place, would it be Royal Mail by any chance

[coffeeholic]

This has been around for a few years now and it’s ■■■■■■■■ these days. The thing was shut down 5 years ago.

hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html

The scam now is people flooding message boards and people’s email with warning about the non existent scam.

[bonnie_lass]

Had one of those through the door when I got home from work about aprox’ 5-6 years ago, I knew I hadn’t ordered anything so I binned it

[wheel_nut]

Coffeeholic:
This has been around for a few years now and it’s ■■■■■■■■ these days. The thing was shut down 5 years ago.

hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html

The scam now is people flooding message boards and people’s email with warning about the non existent scam.

I found out about that when I posted Harry’s message on facebook , it is to go into the annals or should that be anals along with the Royal Marines and Starbucks Coffee crap

[harry]

It was news to me especially since I have been waiting for a delivery for a week & still counting.