got this e mail from my sis 5 mins ago thought i'd share it
The Trading standards Office have brought the following scam to our attention:
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 ICTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at http ://www.icstis.org.uk or your local trading standards office.
This is a genuine scam.
This service is under investigation by ICSTIS. Please be aware of this scam and forward this information to as many as possible.
http://www.icstis.org.uk/consumers/ncd/DisplayServiceDetails.as
2006-09-21 23:30:24 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
my sis sent it from her workplace according to her someone where she works is a victim of this please DONT let it happen to you
2006-09-21 23:45:09 · update #1
ALFIE yes you are right it is not a question and i never thought of that. i just wanted to pass the message on to save anyone getting conned
2006-09-21 23:47:02 · update #2
Well done girl, this is valuable news for all of us...good on yer..
2006-09-21 23:33:00 · answer #1 · answered by pat.rob00 Chef U.K. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a fake, it is a scam, no doubt about it! Unfortunately you can't catch them, they use kiosk computers so the IP address can't be traced to any particular person. I'd just email him and say thanks and this is the shipping tracking number (make something up) hope you get it soon. Then ignore him. The only way to escape these pesky scammers is to sell on eBay to verified eBay and PayPal users (ie real people who do actually want your item and intend to pay you) or if on those free websites make it "in person and cash only accepted" transaction. You meet them somewhere safe and take along a friend. A real buyer doesn't have a problem with that, they tend to want to see the item before they hand over the cash! It's such a shame that all these scammers wreck it for honest people trying to sell (or buy) excess items. Cheers
2016-03-27 02:03:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanx 4 the Warning.
Another 1 to add 2 the growing list of scams & cons.
2006-09-21 23:32:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
can a scam be 'genuine'?
Thanks for the warning, by the way.
How do these cards get delivered? Royal Mail? Or does someone from Belize jet over and pop 'em thru letterboxes?
Hmmmmm.....
2006-09-22 00:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by Michael E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got one of these cards a few days ago. I didn't call the number though, it just sounded fishy :)
2006-09-21 23:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by Shar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for the warning, I will pass this on to friends and family.
2006-09-21 23:33:35 · answer #6 · answered by ann n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one horrible scam, always good to be warned in advance about them so thank you so much, I appreciate it.
2006-09-22 01:12:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey thnx 4 that i will be on the lookout 4 anything like it
2006-09-21 23:32:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thankyou for the warning.
2006-09-22 06:32:14 · answer #9 · answered by soundwave_stu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is disgusting what people do these days,I bet they have made thousands from that scam!
2006-09-21 23:33:11 · answer #10 · answered by Poptartash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋