Weird royal mail scam? gissa clu!
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Mrs Rix get a card to pick up a 'special delivery' item from the local sorting office. Duly goes to collect it, signs for it and takes it home. Its addressed to a dormant business name of hers which has only had very limited marketing (its on Yell etc), and is not a limited company. A bit weird in itself but she does get the occasional bit of marketing/cold calling from the internet listings.
This special delivery cost the sender over £6, was a 'do not bend' A5 envelope, but contained one folder A4 sheet which was a random zoopla print (apparently page 6 of 7!) of equally random property for sale in Leicester! (We're in Essex and havent been in the property market for years!). Its incredibly odd and stinks of something iffy, I just cannot work out what. The only thing that did cross my mind is that they now have my wife's signature from royal mail. Still this seems to be an expensive way of doing so (could've done 'signed for' service much cheaper), and why put anything in an envelope at all!
Any ideas?
This special delivery cost the sender over £6, was a 'do not bend' A5 envelope, but contained one folder A4 sheet which was a random zoopla print (apparently page 6 of 7!) of equally random property for sale in Leicester! (We're in Essex and havent been in the property market for years!). Its incredibly odd and stinks of something iffy, I just cannot work out what. The only thing that did cross my mind is that they now have my wife's signature from royal mail. Still this seems to be an expensive way of doing so (could've done 'signed for' service much cheaper), and why put anything in an envelope at all!
Any ideas?
rix said:
they now have my wife's signature from royal mail.
If you check the tracking number on the Royal Mail website, you'll probably see there is no way the quality of reproduction could be used for any nefarious purpose.Most likely it was a test to see if anyone would collect the item. If not, they could then go ahead and use it as an anonymous collection service where they can order things to be delivered, which they obviously won't be, and just pick them up from the delivery office.
stevensdrs said:
Upatdawn said:
someone wants to know where you/she is....
^^ This. Expect the bailiffs soon.
vladcjelli said:
Most likely it was a test to see if anyone would collect the item. If not, they could then go ahead and use it as an anonymous collection service where they can order things to be delivered, which they obviously won't be, and just pick them up from the delivery office.
But teh scammer can't collect the package without Postie's "Sorry you were out" card, which the scammer would not have as they don't have access to the OP's doormat.
Martin4x4 said:
Has she bought anything from ebay recently?
One ebay scam is to send worthless crap like this by special delivery to prove they've been dispatched and most importantly 'signed for'.
Doesn't actually work as the weight of the item is scanned & recorded at the Post Office. If someone actually fell for this scam they're as daft as the scammer believing it will work.One ebay scam is to send worthless crap like this by special delivery to prove they've been dispatched and most importantly 'signed for'.
northwest monkey said:
Martin4x4 said:
Has she bought anything from ebay recently?
One ebay scam is to send worthless crap like this by special delivery to prove they've been dispatched and most importantly 'signed for'.
Doesn't actually work as the weight of the item is scanned & recorded at the Post Office. If someone actually fell for this scam they're as daft as the scammer believing it will work.One ebay scam is to send worthless crap like this by special delivery to prove they've been dispatched and most importantly 'signed for'.
northwest monkey said:
Martin4x4 said:
Has she bought anything from ebay recently?
One ebay scam is to send worthless crap like this by special delivery to prove they've been dispatched and most importantly 'signed for'.
Doesn't actually work as the weight of the item is scanned & recorded at the Post Office. If someone actually fell for this scam they're as daft as the scammer believing it will work.One ebay scam is to send worthless crap like this by special delivery to prove they've been dispatched and most importantly 'signed for'.
rix said:
Mrs Rix get a card to pick up a 'special delivery' item from the local sorting office. Duly goes to collect it, signs for it and takes it home. Its addressed to a dormant business name of hers which has only had very limited marketing (its on Yell etc), and is not a limited company. A bit weird in itself but she does get the occasional bit of marketing/cold calling from the internet listings.
This special delivery cost the sender over £6, was a 'do not bend' A5 envelope, but contained one folder A4 sheet which was a random zoopla print (apparently page 6 of 7!) of equally random property for sale in Leicester! (We're in Essex and havent been in the property market for years!). Its incredibly odd and stinks of something iffy, I just cannot work out what. The only thing that did cross my mind is that they now have my wife's signature from royal mail. Still this seems to be an expensive way of doing so (could've done 'signed for' service much cheaper), and why put anything in an envelope at all!
Any ideas?
Well at least you know the address of the house in Leicester to visit if you come back home and your wife's not there any more...This special delivery cost the sender over £6, was a 'do not bend' A5 envelope, but contained one folder A4 sheet which was a random zoopla print (apparently page 6 of 7!) of equally random property for sale in Leicester! (We're in Essex and havent been in the property market for years!). Its incredibly odd and stinks of something iffy, I just cannot work out what. The only thing that did cross my mind is that they now have my wife's signature from royal mail. Still this seems to be an expensive way of doing so (could've done 'signed for' service much cheaper), and why put anything in an envelope at all!
Any ideas?
Mandat said:
Rude-boy said:
Trust me, after the 763 reading it loses its appeal, bit like the one about all arguments will end up referencing WWII if left to go on for long enough.
That's Godwins Law, and it's true, since you mentioned WWII.I've not heard of one specifically for WW2.
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