postal scam

BenhamsLC

Not sure where to put this but thought it might be of interest

Postal 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 £15 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these
details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the
premium rate service regulator) at
www.icstis.org.uk



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kizzykizzywizzy

Thanks for that, will be on the look out:shocked:

Cheeky_Chicken

There's a sticky at the top if this page for scams - I think this has been mentioned before

LizB62

This isn't actually all true - if you check ICSTIS (which is now called PhonePayPlus), there is more information on this here

It's always worth Googling these scam warnings before posting then

hooters

And the reply from BT……..

Good old BT have already saved the day on this scam. By all accounts it's true, but has been stopped...

During the Christmas period 2005, a number of people across the UK received cards from Parcel Delivery Services (a service run through a service provider called Studio Telecom). When ICSTIS were informed of the content and promotion of this service we invoked our Emergency Procedure and removed access to the service (operating on 20 numbers) on 29 December 2005.

We do not believe that this service is operating again. If you receive a card and are in any doubt then please call our Contact Centre for free on 0800 500 212.

This particular case will be adjudicated on as soon as possible. Until then, all the revenue will remain frozen and will not be passed on to the operator. Until then, we will not have details posted on the website as we need to publish the exact facts and final outcome.

To put your mind at rest, the reference to £15 is an urban myth. It is not possible for a £15 charge to be made on connection. We also have a number of measures in place in our Code of Practice to ensure that consumers are protected from unexpectedly high charges. Calls and texts cost a maximum of £1.50 per minute. The particular service referred to in the chain e-mail used a recorded message which lasted a maximum of 6 minutes - making the total cost £9. Under the Code, all service providers must state clearly in promotional material the likely costs for calls to each service (either per minute or total charge inclusive of VAT).