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Caution: GLS Belgium warns online sellers of recurring phishing attempts
GLS Belgium has detected increased phishing activities: criminals are trying to obtain confidential information like bank account details through a fake GLS website.
Caution: GLS Belgium warns online sellers of recurring phishing attempts
GLS Belgium has detected increased phishing activities. Criminals are trying to obtain confidential information like bank account details through a fake GLS website.
Recent fraud attempts involve scammers posing as customers on online trading platforms like 2dehands.be. They usually offer sellers more than the initial asking price.The imposters then suggest to pay through an alleged GLS account, redirecting the victim to the fake website where they are asked for bank details.
Please be alert of the following warning signals:
- a very quick response to your ad coming from a newly created account.
- there is no specific reference to your ad.
- the person contacting you claims to be temporarily abroad or on holiday.
- the message is written in poor Dutch or French.
- you are asked to contact the seller via an email adress that is not linked to their account.
- they offer you a higher amount than your asking price or want to pay extra in order to reserve the product for them.
- they want to book an additional insurance for the shipment. This is usually done through a fake website.
Please consider also: GLS will never ask for your bank account password or your PIN. If you have received a suspicious message, please report it immediately and do not click on attached links or provide any sensitive data.
Estafeta becomes GLS partner in Mexico
The GLS Group has expanded its commitment on the American continent with a new partnership. From June 2019, Estafeta will deliver GLS consignments in Mexico and, in a second step, will feed parcels for Europe and North America into the GLS network.
Estafeta becomes GLS partner in Mexico
The GLS Group has expanded its commitment on the American continent with a new partnership. From June 2019, Estafeta will deliver GLS consignments in Mexico and, in a second step, will feed parcels for Europe and North America into the GLS network.
Estafeta is the second-largest logistics, courier and parcel service provider in Mexico and covers the fifth-largest country in the Americas with an extensive network and over 6,500 employees. The company’s infrastructure includes three hubs and 57 depots. Six airplanes and 3,600 vehicles are deployed for transportation and delivery.
GLS customers in Europe and North America will benefit from the connection to the modern and high-performance network in Mexico, that complements the existing operation in the US and Canada. With North America and Europe, GLS connects the world’s biggest trade regions.
GLS Belgium achieves GDP certification
High standards of quality, safety and hygiene: The GDP certification allows GLS the transport of non-temperature-controlled medicinal products. The ISO certificates for quality and environmental management have been renewed.
GLS Belgium achieves GDP certification
GLS Belgium and GLS Luxembourg are now certified for the non-temperature-controlled transport of medicinal products for human use. The ISO certificates for quality and environmental management systems have been renewed.
The Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification is binding for the transport of medicinal products within the EU. GLS has adapted its operational and support processes and trained its employees, transport partners and their delivery drivers to meet the guideline’s requirements. All sites in Belgium and Luxembourg comply with the necessary high standards of quality, safety and hygiene. The right to deliver pharmaceutical products opens up new service options for clients and their recipients.
DQS, one of the largest international providers of management system certification, has also confirmed the parcel service provider’s ISO 14001:2015 and 9001:2015 seals regarding its quality and environmental management systems.