Premium Rate Scam

kinfatric

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2 Nov 2006 - 7:30 PM

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I've just been sent this from a friend. It may be helpful.




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 http://www.icstis.org.uk/ http://www.icstis.org.uk/
or your local trading standards office.

This is a genuine scam and is under investigation by ICSTIS

edrhodes (e2 Member)

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2 Nov 2006 - 9:56 PM

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Cheers's for that.

MikeRC (e2 Member)

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2 Nov 2006 - 11:01 PM

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Last week I received a phone call, a recorded message saying much the same thing....Mike

simont

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3 Nov 2006 - 10:30 AM

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Well why not ring again see if you get through a bit quicker this time

Hazard

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3 Nov 2006 - 11:00 AM

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It's about time phone companies did something about it instead of lapping up the profits.

skeletor

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3 Nov 2006 - 11:23 AM

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Quote: It's about time phone companies did something about it instead of lapping up the profits.


Couldn't agree more.


Quote: 3pence on NTL

Try phoning the number in the original post and see how much that costs...bet it ain't 3p.

I use 18185 which is very cheap, but some specific numbers won't give you the cheap rate.

Steve

agoreira

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3 Nov 2006 - 5:26 PM

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Quote: Once you've started using that you won't look back!

You're right, CB. I have been using that and 18866 for a few years now, and I must have saved a bomb. Mind you, when I started it was a 1p connection, so their charges have quadrupled!! Depending on which one I use, if I phone Spain, Sweden or Australia it works out at 1p or 2p a minute. Last time I looked BT was about 30p. My BT bill is the rental plus a few pence.

ksh

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3 Nov 2006 - 9:07 PM

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You'd save even more with 1899, calls to Germany are free, just the 4p connection charge.
I swap between
18866
1899
18185