CONSUMER ALERT - Fake Package Pickup Postcard (Again)

9/27/2011

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BBB of WESTERN MICHIGAN, INC

NEWS RELEASE

News Release #120110
Issued: 12-02-2010
Contact: Ken Vander Meeden
616-774-8236 or Email: bbbceo@iserv.net
www.bbb.org

Fake Package Pickup
Postcard (Again)

Once again, SUMMIT PACKAGE SERVICES, of Whitehouse, TX is sending a deceptive and totally misleading postcard throughout the USA. This “green” postcard says to “call to schedule pickup”. Full details are as follows:

Summit Package Services
PO Box 820
Whitehouse TX 75791
(877) 688-9108
(888) 327-2410

Package Number: 1119-0670-0704 Track: 03158-04
Package Number: 1126-1987-2374 Track: 03479-07
Package Number: 1126-0489-8879 Track: 03480-12

Ken Vander Meeden, local BBB President stated:

“This is another shameless attempt by the same company with a slightly different name to sell travel packages or whatever. Sending a postcard in the holiday season to schedule a pickup certainly implies a holiday package was sent and not delivered. It preys on busy people familiar with notices being left in the mail re actual holiday deliveries. Once again, the BBB warns all consumers to the extra careful with this deceptive offer under any name used.”

Revised & Updated 29 Sept 2011
Originally issued 02 Dec 2010

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