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We have received the information below from the City of London Police
Regards
-----Original Message-----
From: City of London Police [mailto:csbe@vocal.uk.com]
Sent: 04 April 2006 12:06
To: Allenby Andrew
Subject: Information From Royal Mail
The following information has been received from the Royal Mail regarding a current premium rate telephone scam. It has been assessed by them as a genuine scam.
"Royal Mail have advised that it is a genuine scam; if you receive a card from PDS do not contact them - call your local trading standards agency
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If 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://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.
Should you receive a card from this company please follow the above instructions."
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Regards
-----Original Message-----
From: City of London Police [mailto:csbe@vocal.uk.com]
Sent: 04 April 2006 12:06
To: Allenby Andrew
Subject: Information From Royal Mail
The following information has been received from the Royal Mail regarding a current premium rate telephone scam. It has been assessed by them as a genuine scam.
"Royal Mail have advised that it is a genuine scam; if you receive a card from PDS do not contact them - call your local trading standards agency
-----------------------------------------------------------
If 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://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.
Should you receive a card from this company please follow the above instructions."
EMAIL MESSAGE DISCLAIMER
This email and any files transmitted with it have come from The City of London Police, and are confidential and intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. Disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this message to any other person may constitute a breach of Civil or Criminal Law.
The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not the views of The City of London Police, unless specifically stated.
If you have received this transmission in error, please use the reply function to notify the sender and then permanently delete this message.
Please note: Incoming and outgoing e-mail messages are routinely monitored for compliance with our policy on the use of electronic communications.
