NW GT Totham South; Scams to beware of

These are some of the scams I've been made aware of. I have not verified these scams, and some have just been emailed to me. If there is a source, I will list it.

Thursday, August 03, 2006

This came Via PCSO Heather Owen at Maldon Police on 25th April 06

TELEPHONE SCAMIf you receive a card through your door from a company call PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) saying that they have a parcel awaiting delivery instructions and can you contact them on 0906 6611911.

DO NOT call the 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 at http://www.icstis.org.uk/ <http://webmail1/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.icstis.org.uk/>; or your local trading standards office.

This is a genuine scam.

ICTIS have the following information about this number.

This is a card posted through your letter box from PDS Parcel Delivery suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and to call the premium rate number in question. This service costs £1.50 per minute.This service is under investigation by ICSTIS. Please be aware of this scam and forward this information to as many as possible.

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