Postal scam!!!

ldeadman1980

Sorry to post on here but didnt know where to put it But i have just been made aware of this, so be-careful

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 £315 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655

*Tinkerbell*_2

This happened a lot at this time last year too, thanks for the reminder

lilias

Thank you for being helpful but this is not a current threat. This was a scam back in 2005 but was sorted then and people were only ever charged about £9. It's worth googling these messages to check if they still represent a real danger to people before posting them.

see http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/News-And-Events/News/2011/10/Postal-scam-chain-email-2011-PhonepayPlus-statement.aspx

shellsuit

It's not a scam, it's a hoax, so just ignore it

The_3rd_Zebu

I don't believe any Premium Rate line can charge you £315 for such a short call.

By the way Ideadman1980 where did you copy your OP from.

It looks identical to the ones on here:

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html

ldeadman1980

someone sent it to me as a message on FB

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i got this on facebook too ...nasty baskets

crazyguy

Its coming up to christmas how else are the scammers meant to make a quick buck

piercedprincess

They were posted last year too. I think they take about a tenner if you call but it is a fake company.

Atlantica_2

I'v just found this it has more information about this scam see link http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/News-And-Events/News/2011/10/Postal-scam-chain-email-2011-PhonepayPlus-statement.aspx

Barnabysue

If you search PDS Belize on the Forums this has been posted on here every year going right back to 2006. The only thing that changes is the amount that you are supposedly charged seems to double every year.