https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/royal-mail-text-phishing-scam-social-media-b925776.html

Not sure if it's been highlighted before, but just a heads up.

I assume that with the uncertainty of what charges will be made on parcels from either EU or outside EU senders. if they send to enough people, some will be expecting a parcel, and be taken in.

Along with Amazon, etc, etc , etc!

Would love to have a real person speak to me than a recorded message, god wouldn't I give them some verbal abuse which would not be fit for a vicars ears! 

don't panic, don't panic........

just had a text from HSBC to say a payment has been attempted from a new device if not me, contact them on xxxxx

had the same from LLoyds the other day , what should I do 

well, as I don't have accounts with either bank, I'm going to delete their messages, and open another bottle of wine, and start dinner for SWMBO and I 

I expect I'll hear from Barclays next 

Had an email today from Hermes stating the same as the Royal Mail one saying that I had missed a delivery and to pay a release fee by clicking a link. These people must think we are all gullible enough to fall for it but then again it only takes one fool to click the link and it is payday for the scammer DONT CLICK A LINK !!!!

Sadly it's not just the fools, but those who have issues with recognising a scam, such as some older folks (for example) who have long been the target for all manner of scammers and doorsteppers. For some the mental processes just don't work well enough and they get easily confused or misled, and may have a difficulty in recognising what is obvious to others of sounder mind.

That's a big problem for this country everyone else in the world seems to wants a piece of it. Whether it be extracting money from us through means of email and telephone, or just popping over the channel in an inflatable!

Perhaps I used the wrong term by using the word "fool".
As Daffy and Mr Sprue have said  It could be a confused or misled (Usually the older generation) who get duped into opening a link in a text or email.

Quote from: littlegs on April 16, 2021, 11:20:55 AM
Perhaps I used the wrong term by using the word "fool".
As Daffy and Mr Sprue have said  It could be a confused or misled (Usually the older generation) who get duped into opening a link in a text or email.

The problem lies with people not being educated enough to spot the tell tales, warnings are not enough on their own!

Quote from: class37025 on April 15, 2021, 04:52:00 PM
don't panic, don't panic........

just had a text from HSBC to say a payment has been attempted from a new device if not me, contact them on xxxxx

had the same from LLoyds the other day , what should I do 

well, as I don't have accounts with either bank, I'm going to delete their messages, and open another bottle of wine, and start dinner for SWMBO and I 

I expect I'll hear from Barclays next 

I fwd any texts like this to 7726 (spells SPAM) most providers use the same number - then they text back asking you to text the number it was sent from, these reports amalgamate to then have the number blocked at network level (apparently).

It was only a warning on the NGF before Christmas about the DPD delivery scam that alerted me to their existence.

Which made me take a much more critical view of some emails I received, this undoubtably saved me from falling for a scam when expected parcels had been delayed.

I was also able to pass the warning on to others, hopefully helping them avoid falling for the scam.

It's being aware of the problem in the first place that's the key!

Ray

both forwarded to 7726.  many thanks.

Quote from: daffy on April 16, 2021, 07:40:36 AM
Sadly it's not just the fools, but those who have issues with recognising a scam, such as some older folks (for example) who have long been the target for all manner of scammers and doorsteppers. For some the mental processes just don't work well enough and they get easily confused or misled, and may have a difficulty in recognising what is obvious to others of sounder mind.

I'll dig out the details when I can find them, but I read a report in the NYT a couple of weeks ago that said the age group most likely to be taken in by scammers is the 18-24 age range with 55+ the least likely to be fooled and most suspicious of odd text messages or emails. Runs counter to what is commonly assumed, but the kids are just not as distrustful as the older folk. The innocence of youth and all that.

Quote from: LASteve on April 17, 2021, 07:17:24 PM
I read a report in the NYT a couple of weeks ago that said the age group most likely to be taken in by scammers is the 18-24 age range with 55+ the least likely to be fooled and most suspicious of odd text messages or emails. Runs counter to what is commonly assumed, but the kids are just not as distrustful as the older folk. The innocence of youth and all that.

But that could be as a result of the 55+ age group already having been scammed so are likely to be more suspicious than youngsters who haven't actually experienced it......yet.

True, I'll dig into that. It was evident though that when someone fell for the scam, the older people lost more money than the younger. I suppose a function of age vs. accrued wealth.