Mail Scam in the UK

I’ve just been sent this and can confirm that this is not a hoax:

If you receive a card through your door from a company called 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.

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If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact:

• Royal Mail Fraud on [ removed by request ]
• or ICTIS at http://www.icstis.org.uk
• or your local trading standards office.

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.

Update: I’ve removed the number as requested.
Update: I’ve was forwarded this by a client who had received this from their IT department.

Posted by Niklas Richardson on 05 Apr 2006