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I received this today. not sure if it has already been posted



Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas 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 0306 6611911 (a premium rate number).

DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scan 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

or your local trading standards office. This is a genuine scan and is under investigation by ICSTIS
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 8,268
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    http://www.psni.police.uk/index/media_centre/press_releases/pg_press_releases_2006/pr_2006_april/pr_parcel_delievry_service_scam_070406.htm
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,193
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    Scam or Scan?
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    roland ratroland rat Posts: 13,829
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    yeh I think it has already been posted

    and I have heard of it through friends
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 901
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    Oh lord, this was done a few days ago. :rolleyes:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 901
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    Here you go.

    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=479017

    That must have taken a whole minute to find. :rolleyes:
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    Grand DizzyGrand Dizzy Posts: 7,369
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    Common sense would prevent anyone from calling the number, surely?
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    roland ratroland rat Posts: 13,829
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    No common sense would not come into it, I receive a card telling me package waiting for collection, not royal mail, but a courier company.


    The company was genuine, it was my new passport, but I did not recognized the card, so anyone can fall for it.

    I took the card to my local sorting office and they confirmed it is a gwnuine company
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    mcal wrote:

    If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call.
    This is a genuine scan and is under investigation by ICSTIS

    It may well be a genuine scam, but the part highlighted above is misinformation. The maximum possible charge for a premium rate number is £1.50 per minute; to incur a charge of £15.00 you would have to listen to the recorded message for 10 minutes. You cannot be charged £15.00 simply for connecting.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,241
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    I don't know why DS doesn't have a sticky thread for Paypal/Ebay/Royal Mail and Scams.
    It seems to me that every week the same threads just keep appearing, in fact I don't know why they don't just set up a sub forum, it would probably leave most of GD empty.
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    Sven945Sven945 Posts: 4,217
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    0306 number? Do they exist? My first thought was that it would be an international number, but it doesn't start with 00. And, obviously, £15 a minute numbers don't exist. So I'm inclined to believe this is entirely another "scare" email that's complete crap.

    jack
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    julesT wrote:
    I don't know why DS doesn't have a sticky thread for Paypal/Ebay/Royal Mail and Scams.
    It seems to me that every week the same threads just keep appearing, in fact I don't know why they don't just set up a sub forum, it would probably leave most of GD empty.

    Blimey and you've only just signed up :confused:
    Or were you a lurker for a few years.
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    intheknowintheknow Posts: 5,128
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    Could you post more descriptive thread title next time so we don't all have to read this drivel.

    We know there are scams out there, we don't need to be told all the time on internet forums... most people use common sense with these things and don't ring £1.50 a minute lines for something they haven't ordered.
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    PinkvelvetPinkvelvet Posts: 10,744
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    This is the first time that I've heard of it. If there were previous threads relating to it, then I obviously didn't see them, and I very much doubt I am alone in that, so thanks OP for posting this. Ignore those who would rather criticise someone trying to help, than turn a blind eye to something they were already aware of.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,410
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    Pinkvelvet wrote:
    This is the first time that I've heard of it. If there were previous threads relating to it, then I obviously didn't see them, and I very much doubt I am alone in that, so thanks OP for posting this. Ignore those who would rather criticise someone trying to help, than turn a blind eye to something they were already aware of.

    Exactly. Some members love an opportunity to have a pop at someone. Makes me wonder, if it was a long standing DS member which posted the warning, would they be so quick to jump and start rolling eyes? I dont think so.

    Thankfully the scam is no more
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 901
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    Pinkvelvet wrote:
    This is the first time that I've heard of it. If there were previous threads relating to it, then I obviously didn't see them, and I very much doubt I am alone in that, so thanks OP for posting this. Ignore those who would rather criticise someone trying to help, than turn a blind eye to something they were already aware of.


    The problem is it's not true. The offending phone line was shut down over a year ago, which a simple search would have told the OP.
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    waamo wrote:
    The problem is it's not true. The offending phone line was shut down over a year ago, which a simple search would have told the OP.

    You knew that, others may not have. How exactly is it a problem?!
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    PinkvelvetPinkvelvet Posts: 10,744
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    waamo wrote:
    The problem is it's not true. The offending phone line was shut down over a year ago, which a simple search would have told the OP.
    Why should he search to find out if its true? I don't double check the authenticity of every post I make, and I'm sure the majority of FMs don't either. All he was trying to do was warn people, if it's shut down then so much the better. Better to be safe than sorry.
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    bluebladeblueblade Posts: 88,859
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    mcal wrote:
    I received this today. not sure if it has already been posted



    Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas 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 0306 6611911 (a premium rate number).

    DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scan 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

    or your local trading standards office. This is a genuine scan and is under investigation by ICSTIS

    Well I completely missed the first thread on the matter. So thanks for the info.

    At any rate the original scam appears to have been resolved. But that's not to say another one can't be started. Incidentally, for those who haven't read it, it's not possible to be charged £15 instantly on a premium rate call. But I think it would be possible for them to clock up £1.50 for a couple of minutes.
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    Elliebee wrote:
    Exactly. Some members love an opportunity to have a pop at someone. Makes me wonder, if it was a long standing DS member which posted the warning, would they be so quick to jump and start rolling eyes? I dont think so.

    Thankfully the scam is no more
    Exactly, and nobody forced the complainants to answer the OP.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 165
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    This person was just trying to warn others of this scam, so what if it has been posted before..who gives a shit? Thankyou for posting this and making more people aware.
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    trash80trash80 Posts: 21,537
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    what a great idea for a scam, i wish i'd thought of that first :D
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    trash80 wrote:
    what a great idea for a scam, i wish i'd thought of that first :D

    I was thinking that. :D
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    trash80 wrote:
    what a great idea for a scam, i wish i'd thought of that first :D
    :eek: Have you no shame? :p
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    trash80trash80 Posts: 21,537
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    Zero gravitas. wrote:
    :eek: Have you no shame? :p

    no of course not
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    JoolieJoolie Posts: 8,336
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    roland rat wrote:
    No common sense would not come into it, I receive a card telling me package waiting for collection, not royal mail, but a courier company.


    The company was genuine, it was my new passport, but I did not recognized the card, so anyone can fall for it.

    I took the card to my local sorting office and they confirmed it is a gwnuine company

    Is that Welsh? :D

    Sorry..... seriously, if I got a card through the door, especially near Christmas when parcels can be expected, I would follow the instructions on the card without a second thought........ maybe that's just greed on my part, getting excited that someone has sent me something nice :)

    I'll certainly bear it in mind.
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