MONEY saving expert Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning about a “clever” scam that could see fraudsters steal your bank details.
Mr Lewis, 50, took to his Twitter page to warn Brits about the suspect text messages which charge a fee for a parcel delivery.
Writing on the social media site, Mr Lewis said: “Beware. Just had a clever version of the ‘pay £1.99 for Post Office Parcel delivery’ scam text, aiming to steal bank info.
He then added: “The ‘fee’ isn’t mentioned in the text, it talks about ‘delays in transit’ and offers ‘a date to reschedule’. It’s only when you click thru it mentions a fee.”
He said that anyone receiving the message should forward it to 7726 for it to be investigated by Ofcom.
The scam has echoes of a similar text message con which was in operation around March time last year.
This saw criminals pose as Royal Mail in a bid to steal personal and bank details.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) said at the time it has received evidence of the scam, which uses a text message to claim a parcel is awaiting delivery but a “settlement” must first be paid.
The message included a link which lead to a fraudulent website posing as a Royal Mail page and asking for personal and bank details.
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