Since it's happened twice now I'll post it up.
Be on your guard with overseas parcels that you're expecting.
My last two parcels I've had coming from mainland Europe have come with a scam text message from the same UK mobile number (O2 in origin, starting 07927 & ending 264)
The latest was yesterday, tracking shows customs cleared overnight & then around mid-day the scam message has arrived. Claims to be an international parcel handling centre and a customs charge needs to be paid for the item to continue.
This was identical to the first time too. Luckily my phone identified the number as a possible scam so I disregarded it (well I opened the link in a sandboxed browser)
The message reads:
The website is in french (but offers an English version). The domain is french registered.
Have our nearest neighbours decided we're now a target?
Be on your guard with overseas parcels that you're expecting.
My last two parcels I've had coming from mainland Europe have come with a scam text message from the same UK mobile number (O2 in origin, starting 07927 & ending 264)
The latest was yesterday, tracking shows customs cleared overnight & then around mid-day the scam message has arrived. Claims to be an international parcel handling centre and a customs charge needs to be paid for the item to continue.
This was identical to the first time too. Luckily my phone identified the number as a possible scam so I disregarded it (well I opened the link in a sandboxed browser)
The message reads:
The website is in french (but offers an English version). The domain is french registered.
Have our nearest neighbours decided we're now a target?
