Mass-marketing scammers often use bulk carriers but Royal Mail brands the post with its logo before delivery CARL COURT/GETTY IMAGESRoyal Mail has been accused of failing to clamp down on fraudsters targeting elderly victims in an industry worth £10 billion a year. Mass-marketing scammers often use carriers that handle mail on behalf of Royal Mail, which brands post delivered under bulk-mail contracts with its logo. Campaigners argue that this helps to gain victims’ trust. Some of the scams, which include messages from clairvoyants and prize-draw scams originate on the continent. Videos of an international network released by the Daily Mail showed conmen laughing about “suggestible” and “uneducated” victims over lavish dinners.

Source: The Times October 10, 2016 23:08 UTC