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Got a text yesterday:

sms@ukmail.com:Your consignment ----------- (string of numbers) has been delivered . It was signed for on 07/08/12 at 12:00 by ----- (surname I don't recognise)
The number is a +44 7854 ----- number. Don't recognise it.

Is it a scam to get me to ring back and it then costs a fortune? I'm not aware of any deliveries due.


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:43 pm
 IHN
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I got exactly the same thing. I was going to see if next door had signed for a parcel for me 😐


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:44 pm
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If it looks like a scam
Smells like a scam

It's probably a sausage.


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:47 pm
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Sussed it. I ordered somethng to pick up at a local Halfords, it's a notification that it's been delivered to the store.

Tracker thing here:

https://www.ukmail.com/our_services_explained/it_solutions/delivery_preferences.aspx


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:47 pm
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Google the phone number? That's what I usually do.


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:47 pm
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There has been a similar scam goig arround for a couple of years.

Give UKmail a call, at the very least they'll probably want to know about it if it is a scam.


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:47 pm
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Have you Googled the number to see what this internet thing throws up?


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:49 pm
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IHN - think you've hit the nail on the head. I've got a bike on order from Halfords.
Cheers all.


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:49 pm
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Its probably a bike you've ordered from a shonky bike shop 😉


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:50 pm
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*does the little 'I win, go me' dance*

🙂


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:52 pm
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That's just stupid, it really gets on my nerves when official communications from companies and banks are done so badly. It's no wonder so many people can't tell whats a scam, this kind of crap virtually trains people to respond to scammers.


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:54 pm
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Had the same from a Halfords order last week


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 12:59 pm
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A bike from Halfords-- thats a scam


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 5:06 pm
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MSP - yep, that's what I think too.

rudebwoy - Boardman CX Team. I reckon it should be ok actually.


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 5:09 pm
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That's just stupid, it really gets on my nerves when official communications from companies and banks are done so badly. It's no wonder so many people can't tell whats a scam, this kind of crap virtually trains people to respond to scammers.

It's not their fault that you use a service to order something, then forget all about it and can't recognise the delivery acknowledgement. 😐
I really appreciate it when I get a text or email to tell me that something has been dispatched, then I know to expect it in the next day or so.
The best for this is Laura Marling. I book tickets for her concerts through her own website, then I get a notification that tickets are on their way, and by whom, then I get a delivery acknowledgement giving time they were delivered..
Outstanding service.


 
Posted : 08/08/2012 5:19 pm