parcel delivery

thumper · Post by **thumper** » 24 Oct 2006, 08:16

Please be aware of the latest scam going around the south of the country
> at the moment:
>
> 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 Â£15 for the phone call. If you do receive a card
> with these details, then please advise your local trading standards and
> <http://www.icstis.org.uk.> www.icstis.org.uk.
>
> This is a genuine scam.
> This service is under investigation by ICSTIS. Please be aware of this
> scam
> and forward this information to as many as possible

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 24 Oct 2006, 08:35

Thanks Thumper - looks like COEC will do anything to raise funds these days. What if you're expecting a parcel from Belize?

Seriously though, although for once this isn't a hoax, ICSTIS investigated this last year :

http://www.icstis.org.uk/pdfs_news/email.pdf

So it looks like it was a genuine scam but that it operated last Christmas.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 24 Oct 2006, 08:54

I am quite happy to co-ordinate this. If you see anything suspicious please call me on 0906 92934956 and wait for the recorded message.

ifstar · Post by **ifstar** » 24 Oct 2006, 14:05

This was from last year ago when it happened in England and Wales, it's not a hoax although the warning isn't correct. The call costs Â£1.50 per minute, not Â£15 straight off as no number can do this.

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/pds.asp
There are a few links there including
http://www.icstis.org.uk/consumers/ncd/default.asp
which is a number checker for any numbers you are unsure about.

Basically 090 numbers are the expensive ones, so take care before you dial and if in doubt do a quick Google search on the number (first link I found for the above number is the Urban Myths site that I posted above) or use the number checker link.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 31 Oct 2006, 20:46

Well, we might be a bit behind the times in some ways with this, but at least POL is ahead of the Evening Snooze!

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