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weldec · 4th November 2006, 09:28 PM

Royal Mail 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 £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> <<http://www.icstis.org.uk/>>
or your local trading standards office.

This is a genuine scam and is under investigation by ICSTIS

Christine Stobbs
Customer Information Manager
Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
Oak Tree Court
Harry Weston Road
Coventry CV3 2UN
Tel: 02476 654108

4th November 2006, 09:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
weldec Is This the World We Created Talk Angling Life Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 691	Royal Mail postal scam. Royal Mail 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 £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> <<http://www.icstis.org.uk/>> or your local trading standards office. This is a genuine scam and is under investigation by ICSTIS Christine Stobbs Customer Information Manager Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Oak Tree Court Harry Weston Road Coventry CV3 2UN Tel: 02476 654108 __________________ Regards Billy Boy .`.¸¸.´¯`.¸¸.´¯`.¸ ><((((º> ><((((º> .`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º>