BEWARE... POSTAL FRAUD!

[geoff]

It has come to the attention of Royal Mail that fraudsters are posting cards through household letterboxes from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Services), claiming that they have attempted to deliver a parcel and recieved no reply.
It also states that the householder need to call 0906 6611911 (A premium rate number)to re-arange delivery.
DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER, it is a scam originating from Belize.
If you do call this number and hear a recorded message you will already have been charged in execess of £10.00 for the call!!!!

If you recieve such a card please call Royal Mail Security and Investigation Dept. on 0207 239 6655 or contact ICSTIS (The the premium rate call regulator) at http://www.icstis.org.ukwww.icstis.org.uk

[swanaldo]

hope you didnt find this out the hard way geoff

[geoff]

No Shane, for my sins I work for the Post Office!!

Thanks, will keep my eyes open.

[kane]

Just so people are aware:
It has come to our attention that a chain e-mail regarding Parcel Delivery Services is being re-circulated. icstis invoked its Emergency Procedure and removed access to this service in December 2005.

From http://www.icstis.org.uk/news/latest_news.asphttp://www.icstis.org.uk/news/latest_news.asp

[teammad]

Along same lines:

You may get a phone call on your mobile phone by some one acting as an engineer, then asking you to press #90 or #09. Dont do this as its a system that allows them use of your sim card, and you get a nice phone bill.

Partly true... From the http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/90Scam.htmlFCC

[bex]

This scam as now come to my area in Nottingham!!A couple of people on my road and surounding ones have had this

[geoff]

Bex,
If you know them, please ask them to call the Royal Mail investgation dept. on 0207 239 6655 and report the fact.

Thanks,
Geoff.

Its my dad who knows, we had a card posted from the royal mail to say there was a letter they couldnt get through the post box, he was a bit wary cos someone at work told them the scam had come to our area, I will pass this number on to my dad Geoff who can pass it to the relevant person