supertouring

Wife got a phone call yesterday regarding a parcel delivery from a company calling themselves RedArrow.

I get quite a bit through the post so she rang me to let me know, but I go t suspicious when she said it was a recorded message and that it wanted me to call a permium rate number - 0905 003 5566 - to arrange delivery.

I suspect that this is a scam, but cannot find anything specific about this number or the company when searching the web.

Anyone know if it is or not?

The call ended by saying that if I did not arrange collection then the item would be sold and the money goes to charity - now what delivery company in their right mind would do that

Crazy Chick

If they'd genuinely tried to deliver a parcel to your home address they should have posted a card through the letterbox informing you of this. This card would have given you the address and phone number of the depot (normally an 0845 number).

Up to you what you do in the end though.

hoskib

iTrader: (1)

scam mate. can't remember if it's the same name but my aunty has been warned about this.

the premium rate number ends up costing a fortune!

Martin-STI

Hi mate. I believe this is a scam. They also have a card posting scam going on, where by they post a card through your door with the number on. Think number charges you £5 min if not more, they say will sell if you dont arrange pick up /delivery due to you keep phoning!!!!!!!!!!! More Money for them.

Not sure of Company name though, but that is errelevant due to you just phone them.

Phone BT and ask them.

Multijfj

Use the work phone

TDT

Red Arrow used to be the parcels bit of British Rail IIRC.

They ceased trading years ago......

Chris_B_WRX

Wasn't that Red Star ? I may be wrong ..............

Either way, sounds like a definite scam to me.

bob r

iTrader: (46)

Yep its a scam.

I heard about this a while ago. If you ring the number you are calling some gits in the far east that charge 15.00 for the call + X amount per minute

supertouring

Thanks for replies - I thought it sounded a bit odd.

TDT

D'OH!

With the benefit of a few pints of Stella, I've managed to confuse Red Star and White Arrow.

You know what I meant

Chris_B_WRX

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yep its red star.im a manager of a courier company and used to do work for red star.theres no such company as red arrow ,its a scam! thers alot of thi ****e going on at the moment,you call them back they make a couple of quid off you.several thousand messages imagine what there making.ignore it

speedking

Go to ICSTIS type in the number and some details are presented. THere is a complaint form if you want to take it further.

LegacySTi

iTrader: (13)

sounding SCAM alright. Imagine people stupid enough to call. Even people that haven't even ordered anything........

Baby Scuff

They must find it difficult trying to deliver parcels in airplanes with multi coloured smoke coming out the back, especially if they have to remain syncronised with the other planes at the same time.