BEWARE SCAM! – PDS - Parcel Delivery Services


Posted by: Alison L on: 01 September 2009
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I've just learnt about the following scam in our Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and thought you'd appreciate knowing about it too.

 

The Royal Mail has confirmed a postal scam of which the Trading Standards Office is making people aware.

 

A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Services) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 66119911 (a premium rate number).

 

DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER!! – THIS IS A SCAM ORIGINATING FROM BELIZE.

 

If you call this number and you start to hear a recorded message then you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call!

 

If you do receive a card with these details, please contact the Royal Mail Fraud Office on tel. no. 0207 239 6655 or inform ICSTIS (the Premium Rate Service Regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk


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I’m the owner of The Best of Retford and blog on anything I think is of interest to local people. I also feature Retford businesses that have been recommended to me – great local businesses deserve to be promoted & receive the support of local people.

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David C 10 November 2009
A STATEMENT FROM PHONEPAYPLUS ABOUT THE CURRENT 'POSTAL SCAM' CHAIN EMAIL PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services regulator, is aware that a chain e-mail about an alleged postal scam is being circulated on the internet. The email refers to the Royal Mail, Trading Standards and ICSTIS (PhonepayPlus' former name). PhonepayPlus appreciates that recipients of the email may want to find out more information about the alleged scam and has therefore issued the following statement: • The chain email refers to a service that was shut down by us in December 2005. • We subsequently fined the company that was operating the service, Studio Telecom (based in Belize), £10,000. • The service is NO LONGER running and has NOT been running since December 2005. • The email refers to a £15 charge for simply being connected to a recorded message. This is NOT TRUE – a £15 connection charge does NOT exist. report abuse...
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