If you get an unexpected text message from the Post Office this weekend then be warned. A nasty new scam has begun doing the rounds that’s so convincing it’s easy to see how people are being fooled. As spotted by the technology team at Express.co.uk, the con all starts via a text simple message which suggests that the Post Office has tried and failed to deliver a parcel to your home. The text reads, “Post Office: We tried to deliver your parcel but had to reschedule. Continue here to pick a new date.”
This is then followed by a link that takes you to a very slick and professionally built website that looks just like the official Post Office service.
Once opened you then begin the process of trying to find the parcel with the website asking questions such as home address, name and even date of birth. Of course, there is no real parcel being held at the Post Office but, unsurprisingly, the fake website soon reveals that it has found a package with your name on it.
It then asks you to select a redelivery time with real dates appearing via a pop-up window.
Now, here is where things get serious as the next page you’re taken to reveals that a small £2.10 charge is needed to complete the delivery.
That price doesn’t sound unrealistic and it’s easy to see why someone wouldn’t worry too much about paying such a small fee.
However, a form then has to be filled out that requires full card and payment details to be revealed.
If duped, the victim has then handed over everything a scammer…
