is this a scam? national mail fowarding service

nexuss

It is an old trick used by debt collection agencies who used to work for powergen.

nexuss

Advanced Collections Systems

ACS LTD
PO BOX 170
POTTERS BAR
HERTS
EN6 1ZJ

hollydays

Agree now,this has got to be a debt collecting agency.
I remember a few Christmases ago,one Police force sent letters to people saying they had won a competion,and they had to go to a certain place to collect the prize.When they turned up they were arrested (as they were wanted criminals who the Police hadn't yet managed to locate)!! it relies on greed.

geordieracer

hollydays wrote: »

Agree now,this has got to be a debt collecting agency.
I remember a few Christmases ago,one Police force sent letters to people saying they had won a competion,and they had to go to a certain place to collect the prize.When they turned up they were arrested (as they were wanted criminals who the Police hadn't yet managed to locate)!! it relies on greed.

that was on family guy too when everyone won a boat but Peter took the mystery box!!

hollydays

hollydays wrote: »

http://postcode.royalmail.com/portal/rm/addressfinder;jsessionid=52VNPHGS1YTJ0FB2IGJEUBQ?catId=400145&pageId=pcaf_a_one_result_rm&_requestid=235115&gear=postcode

Put the postcode into royal mail address finder it quotes Advanced Collection Systems Ltd,and a rough map of the postal address.It appears to be either Darkes Lane,Potters Bar,or "Service Road" Potters Bar.

mug51

Tharweb wrote: »

Resurrecting a very old thread here I know but my parents have received a letter from this so called company. This thread came up from a Google search as there's not much info available on the net. Same telephone number etc. I was wondering whether the OP ever got to the bottom of it?

Oooo working my head here to remember what happened, i'm afraid i can't be sure but i ended up binning the letter. never heard anything from them.
i notice people are saying this is to do with debt, however iv'e never owed money or borrowed other than student loan.

the mystery continues

WaWa

I worked for them until someone showed up at my door accusing me of charging their card illegally. Don't do it!

theresa_61

Is this the person that recruited you Helen Harper,
28081 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo,
CA 92690
(949) 284-0355 Yeah this is who claims to be the HR manager for this company. I got scammed by them too. And when I told them I wan't going to do it anymore the packages kept coming. For anyone that's not familiar with this company, let me enlighten you. This person Helen Harper actually posted a want ad for at home workers on Career Builder.com I contacted her to request more information and here is the letter she sent me.
From: [EMAIL="helen.harper@live.com"]Helen Harper[/EMAIL]
Date: 12/6/2010 3:39:06 PM


Welcome to National Mail Hope you enjoy working with us.

Attached you will find the contract which has to be printed,
signed and emailed to us or faxed to +1 (866) 731-4978

Please, also send us a copy of your ID or DL or any other document which contains your photo and name, scan it and write "example" on it with a pen due to security reasons, so that we could verify your data.

More info you can see on our web-site: national-mail.biz

Please email us your questions and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

The contract should be printed using a printer and signed with a pen.
After that you can scan and email it to us or fax to the previously mentioned number.

Best Regards,
Helen Harper,
28081 Marguerite Parkway,
Mission Viejo,
CA 92690
(949) 284-0355
These packages she speaks of are ordered with stolen credit cards that somehow this company has gotten their hands on . As a matter of fact when you get the pakg it has your address on it but the name on it is not yours the name on the order actually belongs to the person whose credit information they are using to purchase the stuff with . When the pkg arrives you actually sign your name on the reciept that UPS has . Then you email this scumbag and they send you a prepaid shipping label and have you place it on the pkg and reship it to another country. In my case it was Russia . I have reported them to The Internet Scam unit, The BBB and to The FTC I had to . My name is on those labels . Thank God I have every email that they sent me and all the invoices which I had to turn over to the local a.uthorities

theresa_61

Do not open anything you get from this company most of it if not all of it is stolen merchandise.