Mike Parry says he was hit with a Royal Mail reprimand after being sold a counterfeit stamp at his local newsagents.
An investigation by GB News in January found books of stamps bought directly from the Post Office were deemed “counterfeit”.
Mike Parry spoke out on The People's Channel about becoming one of the scandal's many victims when he tried to send off a payment to the bank.
Speaking on GB News he said: "I've been a victim of this terrible scandal. I still pay some of my bills by paper because I prefer to have control.
Mike Parry claimed that he was a "victim of this scandal"
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"I don't want people hacking into my computers all the time so I send a cheque in the post. Let me tell you, I sent a cheque in the post to Barclaycard.
"On the day when you're supposed to pay your bill, you get a little text message saying you may wish to pay before midnight tonight. I thought this couldn't be happening, I sent it three weeks ago.
"I got on to Barclaycard. They said we haven't had your payment and it was a couple of thousand quid or something and I thought, this is very strange.
"So I made arrangements to pay and then the following morning, I got a letter from my local post office to say you have been using forged stamps on your mail.
"So we have therefore not only have we not delivered them, we've informed the authorities you're putting forged stamps on it. And then I had to pay something like £4.80 for the benefit of them coming back to me."
Bev said: "Where did you buy the forged stamps from?" And Parry replied: "I bought mine in my local newsagents, but the story this morning says they came direct from the post office and the people who manufacture them."
He later added: "The cost of stamps these days now anyway is an outrage. It is an outrage. When I was a kid it was about £0.05 or £0.06.
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Royal Mail has attached 'counterfeit stamp to Mike's letter
GB NEWS"It's now £1.65 or something. I mean, I've had to cut down my Christmas card outputs to 50. But what I'm saying is you are now expecting a bit of service for £1.65 per stamp.
"You don't expect the people of the Post Office to accuse you of being a thief."
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:
Royal Mail has applied 'counterfeit stamp' yellow stickers to the withheld envelopes GB NEWSGB News has seen examples of first and second-class stamps bought from Post Office sites being branded counterfeit.
Queen Elizabeth II’s profile features on some as well as the new King Charles III image.
Royal Mail previously told GB News they had increased the charges for collecting post sent with counterfeit stamps to £5 on October 30 to act as a “meaningful deterrent”.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said in January: “Counterfeit stamps are illegal, extremely costly to our business and can disrupt our operational processes. The vast majority of our customers use the correct postage and will not be affected by these surcharges. In order to protect customers, we increased these charges on 30 October, 2023 to act as a meaningful deterrent to customers who use counterfeit stamps.
“We actively investigate fraudsters as we don't like to see our customers ripped off. We regularly monitor online marketplaces to detect suspicious activity and will contact the appropriate platform to request its immediate removal.
“We would always recommend that customers buy their stamps from reputable high street outlets. Stamps are also available directly from the Royal Mail online shop. Customers should always report any suspicious stamps to Royal Mail via our website, Action Fraud and to their local Trading Standards office.”
