It's a crime to knowingly use counterfeit or re-used stamps to avoid paying Royal Mail the full amount required for the Postal Service received. Anyone who does so may potentially face criminal prosecution or Royal Mail may even take civil action to recover the money owed to us.

• Any person who knowingly reuses or sells you stamps for postage, whether they have had cancellation marks on the envelope removed or not, is committing fraud.
• Any person who knowingly possesses, distributes, sells or uses counterfeit stamps as a means of postage is committing fraud and/or an offence of counterfeiting.
• Any person importing, distributing, selling or otherwise assisting in the sale of counterfeit stamps is committing offences of fraud and/or counterfeiting.

 It is no protection for sellers of fake stamps to include disclaimers such as ‘not for re use’ when selling used or counterfeit stamps.  These sellers are deemed as to be committing fraud and/or counterfeiting if their intention is to distribute or sell fake stamps for the means of postage.

What should I do if I suspect stamp fraud ?

To report suspected sample please contact us online (put in link) and we’ll investigate the alleged fraud.  If you prefer we will treat your information confidentially. We might contact you for further information but may not be able to provide specific information on what action we have taken in each case.