![]() ![]() There's a good chance you've received a text message recently about a delivery you weren't expecting. Sign up to free Which? Scam Alerts and outsmart the scammers But for those caught out, the financial and emotional impact can be devastating. ![]() Victims told us they were later called by scammers trying to trick them into sending large sums of money.įortunately, four out of five people surveyed who received a scam delivery text said they realised it was fake straight away. The texts warn that a parcel couldn't be delivered and that a small fee was due, linking to a convincing copycat Royal Mail website requesting payment details. The scam most often reported to Which?'s Scam Sharer tool in the past three months has been fake text messages - also known as 'smishing' or SMS phishing - from Royal Mail. Three in five (61%) of 2,006 people Which? surveyed in May told us they had received a fake text claiming to be from a delivery company in the past year.
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