Got this message from my Neighbourhood Watch people:

"This is a warning to all members,

Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas 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."

"Toooldtocare"  wrote in message 
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> Got this message from my Neighbourhood Watch people:
>
> "This is a warning to all members,
>
> Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas 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."


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

Hoax-slayer is your friend...
-- 
Harry Keane

"Harry Keane"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Toooldtocare"  wrote in message 
> news:M7ydnU_gBdgcaXPVnZ2dnUVZ8hWdnZ2d@bt.com...
>> Got this message from my Neighbourhood Watch people:
>>
>> "This is a warning to all members,
>>
>> Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas 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."
>
>
> http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html
>
> Hoax-slayer is your friend...
> -- 
> Harry Keane

Hoax- Slayer. Broght to you by the people who brought you the 0906 6611911 
scam

"Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message 
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>
> "Harry Keane"  wrote in message 
> news:lusHk.23985$dG5.4209@newsfe14.ams2...
>>
>> "Toooldtocare"  wrote in message 
>> news:M7ydnU_gBdgcaXPVnZ2dnUVZ8hWdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>> Got this message from my Neighbourhood Watch people:
>>>
>>> "This is a warning to all members,
>>>
>>> Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas 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."
>>
>>
>> http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html
>>
>> Hoax-slayer is your friend...
>> -- 
>> Harry Keane
>
> Hoax- Slayer. Broght to you by the people who brought you the 0906 6611911 
> scam

I think one of us is being obtuse and I'm afraid it might be me -however, 
the point I'm making is that the current lot of e-mails are either a hoax 
(for whatever reason people start these hoaxes) or have been started by 
someone who is very, very, very out-of-date.  There was a scam involving 
PDS, but it was closed down in 2005.
-- 
Harry Keane

"Harry Keane"  wrote in message 
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> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message 
> news:gYCdndsV08vB-XPVRVnygQA@giganews.com...
>>
>> "Harry Keane"  wrote in message 
>> news:lusHk.23985$dG5.4209@newsfe14.ams2...
>>>
>>> "Toooldtocare"  wrote in message 
>>> news:M7ydnU_gBdgcaXPVnZ2dnUVZ8hWdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>>> Got this message from my Neighbourhood Watch people:
>>>>
>>>> "This is a warning to all members,
>>>>
>>>> Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas 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."
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html
>>>
>>> Hoax-slayer is your friend...
>>> -- 
>>> Harry Keane
>>
>> Hoax- Slayer. Broght to you by the people who brought you the 0906 
>> 6611911 scam
>
> I think one of us is being obtuse and I'm afraid it might be me -however, 
> the point I'm making is that the current lot of e-mails are either a hoax 
> (for whatever reason people start these hoaxes) or have been started by 
> someone who is very, very, very out-of-date.  There was a scam involving 
> PDS, but it was closed down in 2005.

I circulated it in good faith. Perhaps I should have included the 
introduction which said that there are several scams of this nature doing 
the rounds at the moment. In fact I had one myself 6 months ago. I had a 
message left on my answer phone telling me there was a parcel to collect and 
would I ring this number. It didn't sound right to me, when I checked it out 
it was a scam.

"Toooldtocare"  wrote in message 
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<snip>

>
> I circulated it in good faith. Perhaps I should have included the 
> introduction which said that there are several scams of this nature doing 
> the rounds at the moment. In fact I had one myself 6 months ago. I had a 
> message left on my answer phone telling me there was a parcel to collect 
> and would I ring this number. It didn't sound right to me, when I checked 
> it out it was a scam.

Sorry, my comment about obtuseness was in response to Manky's post; I wasn't 
suggesting that you were obtuse, nor that you acted in anything but good 
faith.

 :-)

-- 
Harry Keane