Almost fell for a scam

MouldyOldDough

I received a txt yesterday - supposedly from Royal Mail - telling me that a delivery had been attempted and due to nobody being in - the delivery had been returned to the depot - with a link to an extremely realistic RM site - this site asked me for my full name and address and mobile number

At this point, I wondered why it needed my mobile number because they had texted me on it

Next step was to pay (I think that it was) £1.60 redelivery fee

This raised my hackles further still and I stopped and used google which alerted me to https://conversation.which.co.uk/scams/royal-mail-fake-website-text-scam-warning/ from last year..

Basically - it appears to be doing the rounds AGAIN

You have been warned !

nyermen

I got one of these - ironically in my case the first "red alert" sign for me was the price - £1.60 is too cheap for Royal Mail delivery services (Think they charge a fiver or so just for "handling").

MouldyOldDough

nyermen said:

I got one of these - ironically in my case the first "red alert" sign for me was the price - £1.60 is too cheap for Royal Mail delivery services (Think they charge a fiver or so just for "handling").

They were closed down 12 months ago but have started up again 

RogerBareford

nyermen said:

I got one of these - ironically in my case the first "red alert" sign for me was the price - £1.60 is too cheap for Royal Mail delivery services (Think they charge a fiver or so just for "handling").

Re-deliveries on Royal Mail missed parcels are free so you should never expect to pay anything for one!

MouldyOldDough

Do you think that there's any point reporting to action fraud ?

The txt came from

07529673964

 but I have no way of knowing whether this is genuine or faked ?

RogerBareford

MouldyOldDough said:

Do you think that there's any point reporting to action fraud ?

The txt came from

07529673964

 but I have no way of knowing whether this is genuine or faked ?

This page details how to report a scam text by forwarding it:

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/phishing-scams/report-scam-text-message

I also do it if i get one as the more data they get the better.

custardy

MouldyOldDough said:

I received a txt yesterday - supposedly from Royal Mail - telling me that a delivery had been attempted and due to nobody being in - the delivery had been returned to the depot - with a link to an extremely realistic RM site - this site asked me for my full name and address and mobile number

At this point, I wondered why it needed my mobile number because they had texted me on it

Next step was to pay (I think that it was) £1.60 redelivery fee

This raised my hackles further still and I stopped and used google which alerted me to https://conversation.which.co.uk/scams/royal-mail-fake-website-text-scam-warning/ from last year..

Basically - it appears to be doing the rounds AGAIN

You have been warned !

Its not doing the rounds again. They never stop

MouldyOldDough

RogerBareford said:

MouldyOldDough said:

Do you think that there's any point reporting to action fraud ?

The txt came from

07529673964

 but I have no way of knowing whether this is genuine or faked ?

This page details how to report a scam text by forwarding it:

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/phishing-scams/report-scam-text-message

I also do it if i get one as the more data they get the better.

The number can't be genuine can it?
I have txt it and it doesn't bounce 
But am too timid to try phoning 

MouldyOldDough

The number is now unobtainable
Does this imply that it was faked in the first place or it had been closed down?