Latest Postal Scam

[krushavik]

The trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam.
A card is being posted through your door from a company called P.D.S. (Parcel Delivery Services)suggesting
thatthey are unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 09066611911 (Premium Rate Number)
DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize. If you call this number and start to hear
a recorded message you will have already 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 Service User)

This was email to by my ex-employers. Please don't get caught out.

 

[GordonB]

Not the latest at all, I'm afraid, this one was shut down 5 years ago according to Hoax Slayer

Gordon

 

[661-Pete]

I got the same E-mail at work this morning (in fact everyone did, thanks to a well-meaning colleague). Someone must be flooding the internet with them at this time. Don't forward them on! In fact, make it a rule never to forward an unsolicited E-mail you receive, warning of some scam or other, chances are the E-mail itself is a scam or virus...

 

[krushavik]

I don't know, I got this email yesterday so I thought I would pass it on. Hope you are right.

 

[Ravenbait]

This just got passed round at work.

I get so narked when people forward round hoax alerts without checking.

See here:

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/pds.asp

and here

http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/output/news/POSTAL-SCAM-CHAIN-EMAIL-2009.aspx

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 (operating on 0906 6611911) that was shut down by PhonepayPlus (then ICSTIS) in December 2005.

· PhonepayPlus 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.

· You do NOT need to contact PhonepayPlus, or the Royal Mail, about this service as it was stopped almost four years ago.

· If you receive a copy of the email warning you about the alleged scam, please do NOT forward it to others. Instead, please forward this statement from PhonepayPlus.

· If you receive a delivery card through your letterbox which you do not believe is genuine and which asks you to dial a premium rate number, you can contact PhonepayPlus on 0800 500 212 (Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm) for further guidance.

· Please go to http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/output/FAQ.aspx for useful information about how to recognise phone-paid services and understand what they cost, and some simple tips to help you enjoy using services with confidence.

· For more detailed information about PhonepayPlus’ work, please visit www.phonepayplus.org.uk.

Sam

 

[Slim]

Talk about synchronicity.

I read this thread about 5 minutes ago and a colleague just passed on the warning. I've just passed back the Hoax Slayer link.