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Royal Mail share exact wording of 16 email and text scams

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Re: Royal Mail share exact wording of 16 email and text scams

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9. This one asks you to "confirm" your parcel for £3.95.

The email subject is: Notification N° 96914207 but the subject, sender, date and link may change.

Royal Mail again warns not to enter information or click on the link.

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How to spot a fake email
Royal Mail urged people to check the following:
  • Check at the top. Fraudsters often use subjects or greetings that are impersonal and general, like “Attention Royal Mail Customer”.
  • They may use a forged email address in the “from” field like "delivery@royalmail.com”. They may even use the Royal Mail logo. None of this guarantees the email is genuine.
The sender, subject and content may change slightly but often they:
  • state there’s a parcel waiting to be collected
  • ask for payment before an item can be released for delivery
  • prompts you to open a link or document
  • asks you to send a text message or call a phone premium rate phone number
Reporting a scam

Royal Mail advises anyone who believes this have received a scam or suspicious email or text from the postal service completes this online form.

If you have been the victim of a payment scam, you can get a crime reference number by reporting it to your local police station.

Report the scam to Action Fraud on 0300 123 204.
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