Another Scam !!!!

duc999

duc999

duc999

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Just got this , may have posted before , if so apologies in advance.

If you receive a card through your door from a company call PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) saying that they have a parcel awaiting delivery
instructions and can you contact them on 0906 6611911

DO NOT call the 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 ICTIS at http://www.icstis.org.uk or your local trading standards office.

This is a genuine scam.

ICTIS have the following information about this number.
This is a card posted through your letter box from PDS Parcel Delivery suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and to call the premium
rate number in question. This service costs £1.50 per minute.
This service is under investigation by ICSTIS.
 
The giveaway will be whether you have ordered something or not. ;)

The reason these scammers are still out there is because people are too stupid.
 
duc999 said:
Just got this , may have posted before , if so apologies in advance.

If you receive a card through your door from a company call PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) saying that they have a parcel awaiting delivery
instructions and can you contact them on 0906 6611911

DO NOT call the 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 ICTIS at http://www.icstis.org.uk or your local trading standards office.

This is a genuine scam.

ICTIS have the following information about this number.
This is a card posted through your letter box from PDS Parcel Delivery suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and to call the premium
rate number in question. This service costs £1.50 per minute.
This service is under investigation by ICSTIS.
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You are exaggerating the cost here.
The maximum you can be charged is £1.50 per minute.
So sure, as soon as you hear the recorded message you've been charged £1.50.
However you'd have to stay on the line for 10 minutes to be billed the £15.
 
AJUK said:
The giveaway will be whether you have ordered something or not. ;)
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Not in every instance.
I've got friends and family all over the World, and it's not unusual at all for me to receive a parcel out of the blue and completely unexpected.
 
That scam has been around for a few years (as has the company running the scam) - as usual, in the UK it is very easy to get around loopholes in the law, so that innocent (or uneducated) people are conned out of money.

The company was "investigated" last year.here , and continues to operate. No doubt, they will cease operation once they get their millions....by which time it will be too late to arrest the directors for anything.
 
divosuk said:
That scam has been around for a few years (as has the company running the scam) - as usual, in the UK it is very easy to get around loopholes in the law, so that innocent (or uneducated) people are conned out of money.

The company was "investigated" last year.here , and continues to operate. No doubt, they will cease operation once they get their millions....by which time it will be too late to arrest the directors for anything.
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It's the link in the quote I think
 
Sorry since when have parcel delivery services been 0906 numbers? People deserve to be billed to high heaven if they phone the number starting with 0906. Nartional/local rate or if your lucky free rate is the type of service a parcel delivery service would use. Little bit of common sense. I think we have all premium numbers barred anyway, i don't seem to be able to phone them, so maybe the people that need this most should have this done too :)?
 
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