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Parcel Scam
received this caution thougt id pass it on, sorry if its been posted before
Postal Scam
With Christmas fast approaching, Royal Mail and the Trading Standards Office are making businesses aware of the following scam.
A card is received 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 661191(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.
John 😮
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3 Replies
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thanks for the heads up john. 😀
that means you owe me £315 for that Christmas squeegee i sent you mate. 😮
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Although this particular variant is no longer used, it does serve as a reminder to not just dial unfamiliar numbers.
If you do receive a request to call a premium (090) number, you can check the origin of it using PhonepayPlus’ online number checker
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As Iain said,
http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/pds.asp
outdated scam report so absolutely no need to worry. 2006
possible typo with the £315 / £15.
But in the UK the MOST you can be charged for any ’09’ non-geographic premium number is about 50p a minute.
Dave 🙂
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