[access-uk] Re: postal scam
- From: Jonathan <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:32:32 +0000
No idea why this old one is doing the rounds again. It came and went
after promptly being shut down in 2005.
Amusing that all the various incarnations have managed to inflate the
price each time though.
The maximum premium rate charge is £1.50 a minute. Why the
chain-mailers bother with stupid numbers like £315 always puzzles me.#
Anyway, I've said it before and I'll say it agian - if you get a chain
mail, please check snopes.com, hoaxbusters, hoax-slayers.com etc
before perpetuating the chain.
On 18 November 2010 20:13, john coley <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everybody, I've just received the forwarded from a friend regarding a
> postal scam that's doing the rounds. He doesn't say which areas have been
> affected, but I thought it may be useful to let you all know.
> I can't imagine personally who'd be taken in by it, as most people would
> know that numbers starting 09 are premium lines and not likely to be used by
> Royal Mail, but nevertheless, better safe than sorry.
> Sorry if it's off topic.
> John.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Colin Evans
> To: Michael Allen ; Paul Roberts ; Angela Milnes ; John Mayer ; Ian Beverley
> ; mark ball ; Debbie Cullen ; john coley ; dcstdavids ; Diane Waites ; sarah
> evans ; sarah evans ; Frank Champion ; francescooke01@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; PAt &
> Jules Rodaway ; Pat Rodaway ; Glynn Hancock ; Mark Hegarty ; Mike Allen ;
> jim moran ; mary knell ; Philip Longworth ; Tanya Shimmin ; Freeways Trust ;
> William Ruston
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:25 PM
> Subject: Postal Scam
> Prob good to pass this onto as many as pos
>
> 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.
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