Royal Mail scam text: Warning over parcel delivery fee message – how to avoid being caught out
2021 Aug 02nd 12:20 PM
Royal Mail scam text: Warning over parcel delivery fee message – how to avoid being caught out
The fake text urges people to enter personal details into a fake website
Royal Mail has said it wouldn’t send a text about a fee that needs paying but would leave a grey card to confirm thisOne scam text message seen by i, pretending to be from Royal Mail urging people to click on links which take them to fake websites
The scam involves a text message being sent to people’s phones which tells them they have to pay a shipping fee for an item and provides a link that will take them to a fake website.
One such text seen by i said: “ROYAL MAIL: Your parcel has a £2.99 shipping fee. Please pay this now via [web link] or the parcel will be returned to sender.”
The website which is accessed by the link may ask people to enter personal or financial details, which puts them at risk of money being stolen or their accounts being hacked.
People have shared many slightly different variants of this scam on social media.
While the wording was slightly different, such as “please confirm the settlement of 1.99 (GBP) on the following link…,” most messages centered around payment needed for delivery with a link to a website.
