tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11056358.post7512385234938016836..comments2023-10-28T13:57:14.667+01:00Comments on Councillor David Clifford - Your voice on Rushmoor: Postal Scam WarningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11056358.post-65253011757964334552007-11-05T12:48:00.000+00:002007-11-05T12:48:00.000+00:00A STATEMENT FROM PHONEPAYPLUS ABOUT THE CURRENT ‘P...A STATEMENT FROM PHONEPAYPLUS ABOUT THE CURRENT ‘POSTAL SCAM’ CHAIN EMAIL<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services regulator, is aware that a chain e-mail about an alleged postal scam is being circulated on the internet. The email refers to the Royal Mail, Trading Standards and ICSTIS (PhonepayPlus’ former name). <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>PhonepayPlus appreciates that recipients of the email may want to find out more information about the alleged scam and has therefore issued the following statement:<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>· The chain email refers to a service that was shut down by us in December 2005.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>· We subsequently fined the company that was operating the service, Studio Telecom <BR/><BR/>(based in Belize), £10,000.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>· The service is NO LONGER running and has NOT been running since December 2005.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>· The email refers to a £15 charge for simply being connected to a recorded message. <BR/><BR/>This is NOT TRUE – a £15 connection charge does NOT exist. The service in question actually cost £1.50 per minute and lasted six minutes, making a total cost of £9 if callers stayed on the line for the full six minutes.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>· You do NOT need to contact PhonepayPlus, or the Royal Mail, about this service as it was stopped almost two years ago.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>· If you receive a copy of the email warning you about the alleged scam, please do NOT forward it to others. Instead, please forward this statement from PhonepayPlus.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>· Please go to www.phonepayplus.org.uk/pdfs_news/ConsumerGuide.pdf for useful information about how to recognise phone-paid services and understand what they cost, <BR/><BR/>and some simple tips to help you enjoy using services with confidence.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>· For more detailed information about our work, please visit www.phonepayplus.org.uk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com