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Old 16-11-2009, 04:36 PM
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Exclamation WARNING - Postal Scam

Had this email forwarded to me from a family friend who's in the police force:

Postal Scam
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 £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
Old 16-11-2009, 04:45 PM
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cheers steve ill tell the misses
Old 16-11-2009, 04:48 PM
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blood hell !!!

i had an e-mail from a fake windows live thing eairler, asking me to confirm my details by e-mail or my account will be deleted. lying cunts !!!
Old 16-11-2009, 04:50 PM
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Its a hoax email thats been going around for years

http://www.sophos.com/security/hoaxes/parcel_delivery.html

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Old 16-11-2009, 04:51 PM
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The Postal scam email is a now a hoax, it's been around for years.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html

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Old 16-11-2009, 05:17 PM
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Good lad thanks for the info.
Old 16-11-2009, 05:31 PM
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I had a card through my door like this about 4 years ago but had already read about the scam in the paper.

Also if you get a suspicious card Do not phone the number and check out the pickup address.
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thanx for that, i haven't heard of this scam before

bloody hell, i would be like me to ring it, and get took for some doooooow''
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