Parcel Service (Not RM!!) Scam Warning

lightsoff

There has been incidences round here in the news in a totally different aspect of people knocking on doors and leaving a parcel at the end of the drive, confused occupant goes to pick it up and in the mean time the theives have snook into your house.

I think alot of nasty things happen at xmas, when people get desparate. Even if this original post is a hoax, it just makes you more aware of looking after yourself and your home and family.

DCFC79

OP explain how RM are scamming people

custardy

old old old news rehashed by journos every single year

soolin

custardy wrote: »

old old old news rehashed by journos every single year

At least this one didn't start off with 'my brother in law who is a policeman' sent me this...

It has always been my experience that those who should know better are the first ones to fall for these spam mails. In fact when I worked in a particular branch of the NHS the system was so clogged up with this rubbish doing the rounds it became a disciplinary offence to forward any of these on via an NHS email account.

I'm sorry I don't usually get so angry on here but my darling mother in law (now deceased) was given a print out of one of these nasty hoaxes by her policeman neighbour, it was the one about the BT engineers really being crooks and listening in through home phones to hear if someone went out so they could break in, that she was terrified in her own home for days. Too frightened even to phone us as she was told if she phoned out or tried to get help they would hear and come and break in to stop her reporting them.

I also agree with some of the other posters, could someone please elaborate how this is a Royal mail scam

as0ta

conqueror_uk wrote: »

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this - feel free to move to the right place. I just received this email and not sure if it is genuine or not.

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

This also happened last year. Thank you for telling us.

zenmaster

as0ta wrote: »

This also [STRIKE]happened[/STRIKE] didn't happen last year. Thank you for telling us.

Corrected your post for you.

trisontana

Here we go again:-

POSTAL SCAM CHAIN EMAIL – PHONEPAYPLUS’ STATEMENT

PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services regulator, is aware that a chain e-mail about an alleged postal scam is being circulated on the internet. The email refers to the Royal Mail, Trading Standards and ICSTIS (PhonepayPlus' former name).

PhonepayPlus appreciates that recipients of the email may want to find out more information about the alleged scam and has therefore issued the following statement:

The chain email refers to a service (operating on 0906 6611911) that was shut down by PhonepayPlus (then ICSTIS) in December 2005.

PhonepayPlus subsequently fined the company that was operating the service, Studio Telecom (based in Belize), £10,000.

The service is NO LONGER running and has NOT been running since December 2005.

You do NOT need to contact PhonepayPlus, or the Royal Mail, about this service as it was stopped almost four years ago.

If you receive a copy of the email warning you about the alleged scam, please do NOT forward it to others. Instead, please forward this statement from PhonepayPlus.

If you receive a delivery card through your letterbox which you do not believe is genuine and which asks you to dial a premium rate number, you can contact PhonepayPlus on 0800 500 212 (Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm) for further guidance.

Please go to http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/output/FAQ.aspx for useful information about how to recognise phone-paid services and understand what they cost, and some simple tips to help you enjoy using services with confidence.

For more detailed information about PhonepayPlus’ work, please visit https://www.phonepayplus.org.uk.
There is also no current warnings about this particular scam on either the Trading Standards website or the Royal Mail website.

trisontana

This is a good piece of advice from the Hoax-Slayer website:-

A real problem with emailed warning such as this is that they often continue to circulate for months or even years after the described threat has disappeared. They also tend to mutate as they travel, further diffusing the truth and relevance of the information they contain.

Before forwarding scam warnings, recipients should always check that the warning is genuine and current. False or outdated warning emails such as this one do nothing more than add to the clutter in our already junk-ridden inboxes and spread misinformation.

soolin

trisontana wrote: »

This is a good piece of advice from the Hoax-Slayer website:-

A real problem with emailed warning such as this is that they often continue to circulate for months or even years after the described threat has disappeared. They also tend to mutate as they travel, further diffusing the truth and relevance of the information they contain.

Before forwarding scam warnings, recipients should always check that the warning is genuine and current. False or outdated warning emails such as this one do nothing more than add to the clutter in our already junk-ridden inboxes and spread misinformation.

Good advice indeed. It takes less than a minute to do a check on these hoaxes before posting them everywhere, and I think it is a minute well spent.

kai666

MarsdenCuckoo wrote: »

Don't understand why the OP is being villified for trying to raise awareness of a scam (of any sort). If some of the details are a tad off, does it really matter? Main thing is that this sort of deception has been highlighted and, hopefully, will act as a reminder and save some poor soul from being scammed.

Season of goodwill and all that; be nice!

Thanks OP; I had seen this on the TV a while ago but I think your timely reminder is well worth posting.

you do realise there is no scam or deception? nobody will get this phone call, so there is nothing to remind people about.

it's a hoax to alarm and worry people, which this one, and many other different ones do very well