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A row has erupted over people having to pay £5 to collect post with fake rather than genuine stamps on Ministers were urged to probe claims that Chinese counterfeiters are offering to flood Britain with fake Royal Mail stamps. The bogus stamps are believed to be coming from China, and …

11 April 2024, 23:48 | Updated: 11 April 2024, 23:55 Books of barcoded Royal Mail 1st class postage stamps depicting the head of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture: Getty Royal Mail has accused Border Force of failing to stop China from flooding the UK with fake stamps in an “act of …

A senior Royal Mail executive has accused the Border Force of failing to prevent Britain from being flooded by fake Chinese stamps. They claim the Government is not doing enough to clampdown on the import of forgeries that are leading to customers being slapped with £5 penalties. On Thursday senior …

Sources close to Royal Mail said fakes from the Asian country were causing a rise in complaints that stamps bought from legitimate stores were being deemed fraudulent, which can result in a £5 penalty, The Telegraph reported. It comes a week after the publisher revealed Royal Mail is investigating claims …

A row has erupted over people having to pay £5 to collect post with fake rather than genuine stamps on Ministers were urged to probe claims that Chinese counterfeiters are offering to flood Britain with fake Royal Mail stamps. The bogus stamps are believed to be coming from China, and …

Royal Mail has refused to comment on how many fraudulent stamps are being detected at its sorting offices, after the Daily Telegraph claimed that fake stamps printed in China are flooding the market in an act described as “economic warfare”. The Telegraph claimed that it is possible to order the …

Alicia Kearns, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, demanded the Chinese state launch an investigation and crack down on factories “brazenly” producing the counterfeits. She said: “It is incumbent upon the Chinese state to now crack down on these companies who are openly supporting illicit trade in stamps, investigate printing …

Reports have surfaced alleging that Chinese factories are producing counterfeit British stamps in large quantities, raising concerns about the integrity of the UK’s postal system and potential economic implications. According to these reports, Chinese suppliers are offering to manufacture up to 1 million fake Royal Mail stamps per week, with …

Fake stamps are becoming increasingly harder to spot as Chinese counterfeit replicas flood into the country. Royal Mail has seen a rise in complaints that stamps bought from legitimate stores were being deemed fraudulent, slamming those caught up in the ruse with a £5 fine, according to a report from …

The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee invites workers across delivery offices, mail centres, Parcelforce and Fleet to attend an online meeting on April 28 to discuss a fightback against Royal Mail’s assault on the USO and the jobs and conditions of postal workers. Royal Mail has unveiled plans to dismantle six-day …