Got this at work:

 

> Loughborough Police are warning members of the public about a postal scam

> which operating nationally.

>

> Cards are being posted through letterboxes from a company called PDS

> (Parcel

> Delivery Service).

>

> The cards suggest that the company was unable to deliver a parcel to your

> address and urge you to contact them on 0906 6611911, which is a premium

> rate number.

>

> The company are also contacting people by telephone with a similar message

>

> DO NOT call this number. If you dial the number and you start to hear a

> recorded message you will already have been billed ??15 for the phone call.

>

> This postal scam is currently under investigation by ICSTIS (the premium

> rate service regulator).

>

> People who receive a card with these details are urged to contact ICSTIS

> on

> 0800 500 212 or via their website at www.icstis.org.uk or your local

> trading

> standards office

Thanks for that mukka!

Im sure i had that at work yesterday

 

thanks Satan

Got this at work:

 

> Loughborough Police are warning members of the public about a postal scam

> which operating nationally.

>

> Cards are being posted through letterboxes from a company called PDS

> (Parcel

> Delivery Service).

>

> The cards suggest that the company was unable to deliver a parcel to your

> address and urge you to contact them on 0906 6611911, which is a premium

> rate number.

>

> The company are also contacting people by telephone with a similar message

>

> DO NOT call this number. If you dial the number and you start to hear a

> recorded message you will already have been billed ??15 for the phone call.

>

> This postal scam is currently under investigation by ICSTIS (the premium

> rate service regulator).

>

> People who receive a card with these details are urged to contact ICSTIS

> on

> 0800 500 212 or via their website at www.icstis.org.uk or your local

> trading

> standards office

 

Dont believe everything they tell you at work.

 

http://www.icstis.org.uk/pdfs_news/email.pdf

Dont believe everything they tell you at work.

 

http://www.icstis.org.uk/pdfs_news/email.pdf

so maybe the anti-scam message is a scam itself

But then again, maybe the ictis message is itself a scam and so the anti-scam scam has been scammed.

I suggest the best thing to do is go home, lock yer door, don't answer the phone, ignore all mail and drink heavily

I suggest the best thing to do is go home, lock yer door, don't answer the phone, ignore all mail and drink heavily

Wise words mate, wise words

I suggest the best thing to do is go home, lock yer door, don't answer the phone, ignore all mail and drink heavily *

 

*Whilst wearing Y fronts over your usual attire of course.

Wirral's finest have fallen for it

http://www.merseyside.police.uk/html/wirra...lephonescam.htm

I would have thought a telephone scam would the least of people's worries on the wirral ::::::::::::::

 

They'd have to change the message a bit:

"This is the catalogue company here. We were unable to deliver your consignment of trackie bottoms and so please nick a phone and ring this number...."

Cheers for the warning have passed it on

Cheers for the warning have passed it on

 

Have I missed something or have all the posts above yours been magically altered since you responded?