Scam warning

[MikeS1]

Thought i would let people know about a scam that is circulating around at the moment. I saw this warning posted on www.caravan-forum.com.

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 http://www.icstis.org.uk/

 

[JeremyClarksson]

This is not a hoax - I had one of these last year and being of the sceptical type (they did not know my name) I ignored it.

I can not sustantiate the charges though ICSTIS would.

 

[farmerdave21]

Hi.

I can also confirm that THIS IS TRUE they are also leaving messages on your answer phone i had a call about 5 weeks ago to ring this number about a parcel. I had received the info via e mail at work so i knew about it.

Please be carefull this hoax is true.

Regards

David

 

[dragon32a]

This supposed scam was featured on Watchdog the other night and their expert said that it was un-true. The only charge for a premium rate number is 1.50 and that the claimed charge of