De Beauvoir Warned over Christmas Season Scam
By ABattisby | Sunday, October 23, 2011, 17:29
The Metropolitan Police Safer Neighbourhood Team in De Beauvoir, Hackney have released a warning about a popular Christmas scam in the area.
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Royal Mail Scam in Hackney
They said in a release: "Don't fall for the Xmas scam: The pranksters have started and this time it's a Royal Mail scam.
"Basically, 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 you will be billed a very large amount of money. If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655."
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