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Postal Scam

December 8, 2009

There’s a postal scam currently working the rounds in the UK, here’s the gist of it which I’ve received via email:

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:

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 £315 for the phone call.

If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655.

So, don’t be stupid enough to call an 0906 number as that would be a very expensive way to not get a delivery.

Tell your friends and loved ones.

Posted by murphyz | Filed Under Society 

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2 Responses to “Postal Scam”

  1. cokebaby on December 8th, 2009 11:14 am

    Maximum drop charge on an 090 number is £1.50. There’s no way on earth you could possibly be charged more than £3.00 for a call to that number lasting under 60 seconds! Who’s actually stupid enough to believe this rubbish?!

  2. murphyz on December 8th, 2009 11:18 am

    When I first read it I thought they must have meant £3.50.

    I have no trouble thinking people would call the number, but am dubious as to the amount charged (though not willing to call the number in the name of experimentation).

    I don’t know how these premium things work so can’t tell if it’s in ayny way possible to rack up such an amount in such a short space of time.

    Mxx

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