Fraud

[greengiant]

Why isn't this picked up earlier? They get scanned at the Mail Centre.

MCs will have multiple people scanning so unless both get scanned by the same person it won't get picked up on.

The new PDAs don't do anything different when the same tracked code is scanned twice on processing so there's no way to really know without reading the number. You can scan the same item 5 times and it counts it as 5 items scanned, no objections. At least the old PDAs used to make that error noise.

If I scan the same tracked barcode twice on the new pda, the second scan asks me if I want to delete the barcode.

[Mr Rush]

It is so frustrating. I could start a business tomorrow and not pay a single penny for postage. If I can do it anybody can do it. The training to staff about fraudulent postage does not exist. I am sure with the 2d's we can have a one scan. All the 2d's would have to be on a datebase once a 2d has been scanned by a delivery PDA then that 2d is then void. If somebody else tries to scan an item with the same 2d somwhere else in the country they get a prompt on their PDA saying. "2d barcode invalid, item already scanned please send to revenue protection"

Unfortunately that database would be so large and there would be so many queries to it that the bandwidth that RM would have to pay for (allegedly unlike when the new PDAs were rolled out) would probably hit the bottom line hard enough it makes financial sense just to let the fraud continue.

[NewPostieUK]

They can tell my manager how many barcodes I have, but not if two are the same?

I think this should be Mail Centre issue, instead of lumbering the poor posty with even more work and responsibility.

Can't see anything being done about it in MCs, we don't have the staff or time

Same for Delivery Offices.

[WOBBLY]

It is so frustrating. I could start a business tomorrow and not pay a single penny for postage. If I can do it anybody can do it. The training to staff about fraudulent postage does not exist. I am sure with the 2d's we can have a one scan. All the 2d's would have to be on a datebase once a 2d has been scanned by a delivery PDA then that 2d is then void. If somebody else tries to scan an item with the same 2d somwhere else in the country they get a prompt on their PDA saying. "2d barcode invalid, item already scanned please send to revenue protection"

They can't even add a 'addressee unknown' or 'deliver to neighbour' button , so can't see what you've suggested happening anytime soon!! (fwiw it's a great idea!!)

[cpsteve]

The 2d info will be the same so GPS checks should catch any fraud if its reported and acted upon. Revenue protection should be on this as a matter of urgency.