Royal Mail issue urgent warning to millions of UK residents over new bank details scam
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Action Fraud says it has received more than 1,700 reports over the emails which tell customers that the Royal Mail has supposedly been unable to deliver a parcel – and then asks users to provide more details, including details of their bank card.
A spokesman for Action Fraud, which is run by City of London Police, said: “Watch out for these fake Royal Mail emails. They've been reported to us over 1,700 times.
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Hide Ad“We followed the link in one of the emails and here’s where it leads…,” with the social media post sharing a photo of the online forms people are asked to complete with bank details.
It added: “Help us remove malicious emails and websites like these by forwarding suspicious emails to: [email protected].”
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