[Merged] 0906 phone number and a postal delivery scam
11-10-2006, 13:05
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Phone Scam
Just heard about the following phone scam. Although it relates to the south of england it could happen elsewhere.
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A scam being perpetrated in the South of England relating to Premium rate telephone calls. A card is posted through your door advising that a parcel delivery has been attempted, and advising that a number be called to arrange collection/delivery. The telephone number begins with '0906', which is a premium rate suffix. Calls are connected to an answering machine and incur charges at an extremely high rate.
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11-10-2006, 13:08
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Re: Phone Scam
thanks neoknight, i'll keep an eye out for that one!
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11-10-2006, 13:09
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Re: Phone Scam
Sounds kinda spoofy unless by EXTREMELY HIGH they mean £1.50 a minute or whatever the max is
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11-10-2006, 13:11
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Re: Phone Scam
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Sounds kinda spoofy unless by EXTREMELY HIGH they mean £1.50 a minute or whatever the max is
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Its from a very reliable source apparently.
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11-10-2006, 13:12
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11-10-2006, 13:20
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Re: Phone Scam
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LOL! Not quite.  If you dial the number your call is transferred to Belize of all places @ £15 and that's just the start of it.
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11-10-2006, 13:21
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Re: Phone Scam
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11-10-2006, 13:26
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Re: Phone Scam
Ah well the number's been disconnected now but it's something to watch out for, I'm not gullible like some people seem to be though 
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11-10-2006, 14:13
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Re: Phone Scam
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LOL! Not quite. If you dial the number your call is transferred to Belize of all places @ £15 and that's just the start of it. |
The most you can be charged is £1.50 a minute, which is what this scam charges you, so you'd have to be on the phone for 10 minutes to be charged £15
Info about it (particularly mention the £15) from the icstis website (PDF) http://www.icstis.org.uk/pdfs_news/email.pdf
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11-10-2006, 14:22
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Re: Phone Scam
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Ah well the number's been disconnected now but it's something to watch out for, I'm not gullible like some people seem to be though |
Does it mean I'm gullible, when I clicked your siggy link, or am I just curious ? 
BTW..............Can I have my soul back ? 
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11-10-2006, 14:24
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Re: Phone Scam
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Does it mean I'm gullible, when I clicked your siggy link, or am I just curious ?
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A bit of both i suppose! And no, it's mine now muahahahahahaaaa!
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11-10-2006, 14:27
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Re: Phone Scam
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A bit of both i suppose! And no, it's mine now muahahahahahaaaa! |
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11-10-2006, 14:30
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Re: Phone Scam
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*Twists Pedantic's Soul Round a bit*
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11-10-2006, 14:48
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Re: Phone Scam
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*Twists Pedantic's Soul Round a bit*
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That's what that funny tingle is.........
There was me thinking it was my ex with her voodoo doll. 
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23-10-2006, 16:07
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[Merged] 0906 phone number and a postal delivery scam
I have had this information sent to me and feel it needs to be shared around to warn as many people as possible with the run upto christmas it could net them a large amount of money and spoiling many others christmas.
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Subject: Royal Mail postal scam
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 £1.50 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
or your local trading standards office.
This is a genuine scam and is under investigation by ICSTIS. Please
also advise non-PC aware users of this scam.
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Lets hope this news gets around and spoils their rich pickings.
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nice one Good luck all.no need to hang around no longer cable customer
Last edited by Florence; 23-10-2006 at 16:19.
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