Look out for parcel delivery scams | OUT-LAW.COM
Look out for parcel delivery scams | OUT-LAW.COM: "Premium rate regulator ICSTIS has urged network operators to be on the alert for customers seeking to operate premium rate related parcel delivery services, in the wake of a pre-Christmas scam that put members of the public out of pocket.
Trading Standards Offices around the UK are investigating the fraud, which involved a mailshot that targeted thousands of UK households. This took the form of a ‘delivery card’, asking recipients to call a premium rate number to rearrange the delivery of a parcel.
As the misleading message was sent at a time when recipients were likely to be expecting parcels through the post, many took the bait – only to find themselves with an expensive telephone bill, but no parcel.
The regulator confirmed today that it had taken action to terminate existing services and to freeze revenue payments in four cases.
However, ICSTIS expressed concern that it had received calls from networks with “clients” wishing to operate other “services” of this kind."
Trading Standards Offices around the UK are investigating the fraud, which involved a mailshot that targeted thousands of UK households. This took the form of a ‘delivery card’, asking recipients to call a premium rate number to rearrange the delivery of a parcel.
As the misleading message was sent at a time when recipients were likely to be expecting parcels through the post, many took the bait – only to find themselves with an expensive telephone bill, but no parcel.
The regulator confirmed today that it had taken action to terminate existing services and to freeze revenue payments in four cases.
However, ICSTIS expressed concern that it had received calls from networks with “clients” wishing to operate other “services” of this kind."
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