UK Postal scam

[Bjorn Toulouse]

apparently a hoax

 

[Angela]

Got me curious now Bjorn... even though it was a hoax, I want to know what it was (I'm nosey like that! )

 

[frogbmth]

Are posties thieving our ecig packages and flogging them cheap at a car boot?

 

[Bjorn Toulouse]

Ends up it was not a hoax just old (the phone number is now discontinued)

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 £15 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655 or ICSTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk

 

[Angela]

Thanks for satisfying my curiousity Bjorn!

(I do remember something about this ages ago, actually)