Spam Or Royal Mail?

[david small]

My wife had a very convincing email purportedly from Royal Mail. It stated that a parcel was waiting for her at an unstated depot and that she should pay £1.99 as the item was insufficiently stamped. The email asked for her name and address.....go figure..

[bobbinwales]

indeed...and how would they know her email addy

[TonyV]

Defo spam IMO, but once when I received a gift from a friend in the USA, I had to collect it from post Office Depot and pay some duty on it.

[david small]

It was a message on her mobile phone. Spam I told her.

[Buenchico]

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/royal-mail-warns-customers-as-new-scam-emerges/

[Buenchico]

https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6905/~/what-email-%2F-text-%2F-facebook-message-scams-should-i-be-aware-of%3F

[Maydup]

Royal Mail wouldnt have her email address, its a scam. The postie would just leave a card with instructions on where to collect the item and how to pay the fee due.

[bobbinwales]

Am not sure what you meant by 'on her mobile phone'. If it was an email it could of been on a laptop or anywhere

[TonyV]

bobbin I know lots of people who have interweb on their phone.

[bobbinwales]

Course they have. I have email on my phone. I was puzzled by the post which said "it was a message on her mobile phone" when we asked how they knew her email address.
Anyway, not matter. Its spam wotever

[Chinajan]

I get emails from Royal Mail when a sender has tracked a parcel. The address they come from is [email protected]

The text in the last one I had was:

We've received your parcel from [retailer]. Delivery is due:

Friday, 29 January 2021*

Between

09:21am and 1:21pm*
We won't need a signature. Not going to be in?
View delivery options.

* * * *

And below that it gives a tracking number.

[ummmm]

Royal Mail give you an option to rearrange delivery.

[Chinajan]

That's right ummmm - and your post reminded me that they have my email address because I've previously registered with them in order to do just that - arrange a redelivery after a 'something for you' card through the door.

https://www.royalmail.com/receiving-mail/redelivery

[ummmm]

The scams are quite convincing though. Especially if you're an Amazon addict like me :-D

[david small]

Thanks all. As I thought definitely a scam....deleted.

[vulcan42]

If they have the parcel then they already have the name and address.

[webbo3]

did it have her correct email?

[webbo3]

sorry, was the email addressed to her or her email address.

[Georgiesmum]

Yes, of course its a scam.They said they have a parcel for her and are asking for her name and address, well if they really did have a parcel for her it would already have her name and address already on it!!! You can tell its a scam at 20 paces.