Can you circulate this around especially as Xmas is fast approaching -Please DO NOT forward copies of this email if you receive it. It was a genuine scam some five years ago, but has long since been terminated. For further reference, see this article at Hoax Slayer.
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........
Thursday, 25 November 2010
PDS Scam emails
An old email warning of the dangers of a company called PDS is making the rounds again, usually along the lines of: