Christmas is fast approaching,  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).

If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £315 for the phone call.

If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655.
For more information, see the Crime Stoppers website:
http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/crime-prevention/helping-prevent-crime/scams/postal-delivery-scam

Please be aware that the premium rate number may change but nevertheless please do not call any number stated on a card from PDS.

Can you please make all your family, friends and neighbours aware of the above.

The undelivered parcel scam has been going on for quite a few years now. However, the figure of £315 is a hoax. The number quoted by James was shut down in 2005, and could only have charged at a maximum of £1.50 a minute (this is the maximum for an 0906 number).

However, no one wants to pay even this much, and no doubt there are scammers who will think it is worthwhile even at £1.50 a minute. Thank you James for reminding us to be vigilant at Christmas.

Every way you turn someone is trying to lift your pocket the scams are never ending.