SCAM Text Alert parcelexpress.eu

TBeckett100

Just received a text saying

A parcel is held at our depot - please visit www.parcelexpress.eu and enter claim number EU-1586842** to arrange delivery. Thank you

I go onto the seemingly convincing site to put in my address for delivery and they want a £60.00 fee for unpaid items. Also it says that unclaimed items incur storage costs.

Company gives a numbe rin Belgium. It has scam written all over it.

plumb-bob

i have also just recieved tge same text at 9.51am this morning

A parcel is held at our depot - Please visit their webiste and enter claim number EU-376127977 to arrange delivery. Thank you.

checked website... definatly a scam...!!!! as im unaware of anything being delivered... dont fall for it....

thanks

dealer_wins

This thread is as dodgy as my football teams goalkeeper LOL

javier127

TBeckett100 , i also received same text message at 09:13 24th dec .

eskimo26

theonly wrote: »

Well I had been waiting for a parcel with no whereabouts and received a texts this morning too.

I gambled on paying the fee as it all seemed genuine.

Please to say a van knocked on the door at 9PM tonight - Xmas Eve and delivered the parcel..... My 11 year old son is going to be well pleased in the morning.

Thank You Parcel Express for saving our Xmas this year.

How stupid do u think we are?

SnowTiger

Yep, a complete scam.

The domain name parcelexpress.eu was registered on Saturday, 22nd December 2012 using false details:



In particular, note the contact phone number and fake fax number.

+32 is the dialling code for Belgium, which is where they claim to be located, however the rest of the number—08701820621—is the same as the UK contact number given on their website.

I appreciate the scam is obvious and old news to most here, but just wanted to get it in to Google for those poor unfortunate individuals who might be taken in. Let's hope they do an Internet search before parting with their cash.

soolin

eskimo26 wrote: »

How stupid do u think we are?

Stupid enough that many people still fall for it unfortunately.

fozmcfc

theonly wrote: »

Well I had been waiting for a parcel with no whereabouts and received a texts this morning too.

I gambled on paying the fee as it all seemed genuine.

Please to say a van knocked on the door at 9PM tonight - Xmas Eve and delivered the parcel..... My 11 year old son is going to be well pleased in the morning.

Thank You Parcel Express for saving our Xmas this year.

Here's hoping you have the worse Xmas and New Year and your family do as well.

Scumbags like you, trying to convince people need shooting literally.

keyser666

Pretty well thought out scam IMHO when you look at it.

MoGoody

keyser666 wrote: »

Pretty well thought out scam IMHO when you look at it.

they cant get hold of any details from name and address inputed into there forms on their website

jonemd

Just thought I'd jump in here and add that there seems to be a new site doing exactly the same thing. parcelreclaim.com

The text message they send out is below:

"URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED. Your parcel is held at out depot. Please visiit www[.]parcelreclaim[.]com and enter claim bumer EU28903361 to arrange delivery"

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