Warning Postal scam

monty · October 24, 2007

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

GrandOldTeam · October 24, 2007

Thanks mont. Was meaning to put this on here yesterday.

Cal · October 26, 2007

So someones coming round putting cards under your door?

If you catch them, [Poor language removed] kill them?

McBain · October 26, 2007

Dammit!

Ill have move with scam b.

Nigerian Dental Association Christmas Hampers.

chicoazul · October 26, 2007

Thats bad that, I bet some pensioners have been scammed.

Find them and stone them to death*

* slightly Suitslike, I know.

monty · October 27, 2007

chicoazul said:
Thats bad that, I bet some pensioners have been scammed.

Find them and stone them to death*

* slightly Suitslike, I know.

shock horror, we agree :lol:

chicoazul · October 27, 2007

You gave me an idea for my next business idea mate.

The locals are all frantically queueing at the village telephone box as we speak.

micknick · October 27, 2007

My old next door neighbour who is elderly and lives on her own was scammed by some blokes who said her roof was dodgy and got her to pay £500 to get it fixed. They didnt actually do anything and left with the money. Bastards- I wish I knew about it- think my fists would have been slightly bruised.

coyney · October 28, 2007

The guy that lived next to my old aged aunt told her he was getting a new roof and as her house was attached the guy would give a good price so instead of telling us she ageed turns out she paid for both roofs and the [Poor language removed] sold the house, saw him last week but he got away he lives in huyton now but Ill get the [Poor language removed]:angry: