Scam - another one doing the rounds

NoHappyEverAfter · 08/02/2024 08:10

Could you name the company so people are aware which one to check if they get messages from them?

Hiddenvoice · 08/02/2024 08:11

Always check the email address of the sender. It’s usually quite obscure or spelt incorrectly, that’s how I know it’s an instant scam.

Sorry just realised you said text! 🤦‍♀️

BurntOrangeAutumn · 08/02/2024 08:11

HoneyButterPopcorn · 08/02/2024 08:09

I find the come in waves…

got a very early morning text with a link to a (known) delivery company.

Got to site and there was a pop up saying id missed a delivery and asking for loads of details plus payment for a ‘redelivery’.

not expecting any parcels, no way to contact them and ask. I checked the real website and there was a whole section on scams.

Watch out folks!

You didn't click the link inside the text did you?

Mrsjayy · 08/02/2024 08:13

somebody had a thread on this the other week. the text came very early and the poster almost followed the links she took a bit of convicing that it was a scam but got there in the end,

lifeispainauchocolat · 08/02/2024 08:13

You didn't click the link did you?

Original poster

HoneyButterPopcorn · 08/02/2024 08:22

The courier was Evri. I clicked then was suspicious so I out made up details to see how much info it was after. As soon as I saw it wanted my date of birth I knew for sure!

I have been getting a lot if those ‘silent’ calls so I assume they try to see if the number is in use then follow up with something like this .

sent details to fraud (gvt and courier both have contact details)

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BobnLen · 08/02/2024 08:24

I had a scam PO/RM one that came from an iCloud address, obviously a scam

Mrsjayy · 08/02/2024 08:30

yes it was Evri that this thread was about no company is going to leave a parcel at 7 am even Evri gives you a pre delivery text.

BobnLen · 08/02/2024 08:32

I just assume everything is a scam that appears like this

WorriedMillie · 08/02/2024 08:35

BobnLen · 08/02/2024 08:32

I just assume everything is a scam that appears like this

Me too! I tend to hover over the sender’s email, which is often a dead giveaway

Mrsjayy · 08/02/2024 08:36

BobnLen · 08/02/2024 08:32

I just assume everything is a scam that appears like this

this is now my approach assume everything Is a scam until it isn't ! I have has issues with my Dm believing every scam that phones or at least questioning it. I have to tell her that everything is a scam.

larkstar · 08/02/2024 09:33

TBH my first thought is that you must have been living under a rock if you didn't know about the missed delivery text message scam - advice about not clicking on links has been going around for several years - anyway...

Did you then go on to enter any personal info into the suspect site - often you have to login possibly using an email address as well as your password - if you did that then, if it was a fishing site, you will have given away your password so obviously, that needs to be changed.

If you are so concerned about security what software (antivirus, anti-malware, etc) do you have installed on your phone? I suspect none.

I use Bitdefender across all my devices - one license allows me to protect my Windows laptop, iPad and Android phone - it picks up these types of fishing links in text messages and warns you that they are suspicious.

At the very least go to the Play Store app (I'm assuming you have an Android phone) click on your profile icon top right and select Play Protect then "scan" to run a basic scan on your phone better still get one if the many free malware scanners Malwarebytes has been around for a long time but there are plenty of others.

These links aren't there simply to waste your time - they have a function - they are designed to "something" but there is a huge range of different intended purposes - by visiting the suspicious site it's possible that something malicious has been downloaded to your phone - the range of things that could be is enormous - you could just get more popup ads in your browser or false results inserted into your search results to get you go to other suspicious sites.. in all probability nothing really bad will have happened but these threats are real - scamming is a full time job for some people - it's a business - it makes money - it works - it's easy money for half-smart people to exploit the uninformed, the oblivious and the careless - go on YouTube and check out channels like Scammer Payback or the one run by Jim Browning to see the scale and sophistication of these scammers.

Walking2024now33days · 08/02/2024 09:38

That's not new!!

I got a message from Santander the other day. Something about my current account being hacked & to follow the link.

A. I don't bank with Santander

B. I'm not clicking a link, if it was genuine it's not how a bank would ket you know 🙄🙄🙄

I suppose people must click the links though or they would stop doing it.

BobnLen · 08/02/2024 09:45

I'm also surprised that people still click these links from texts. I had some from Amazon on Monday that were real about authorising my payment for ad free but I still headed to the website, not through the text to sort it out

MargaretThursday · 08/02/2024 10:34

Not a new one. I had to talk my dm through not answering one of those back in about 2019. She was confused because she wasn't expecting a parcel and they'd never asked her to pay before... I do sometimes wonder about my parents. They're intelligent, and generally fairly savvy but they're so naïve on internet scams; they'll be arguing that maybe they should just check the link as I'm telling them it's a known one don't touch any links.

I've just checked my spam messages. I have 230 spam messages since I got this phone two years ago. The majority are "we have your parcel" ones and for all the major companies.

Mrsjayy · 08/02/2024 10:39

my parents don't have the Internet but still worry about "Amazon accounts taking money from the bank or just general whoever has phoned that day.thankfully they have stopped pressing numbers on the keypads but that took a while. my mum will periodically go check their bank accounts though if she's had a spate of calls.

INeedNewShoes · 08/02/2024 12:34

My mum had one address to her correct name saying that a parcel she had sent couldn't be delivered and to pay a redelivery charge.

DM nearly fell for it because, as it happens, she had actually sent me a parcel via Evri the day before. It's either a massive coincidence or a hacker knows who is sending Evri parcels and is trying to scam their customers.

Mrsjayy · 08/02/2024 12:36

INeedNewShoes · 08/02/2024 12:34

My mum had one address to her correct name saying that a parcel she had sent couldn't be delivered and to pay a redelivery charge.

DM nearly fell for it because, as it happens, she had actually sent me a parcel via Evri the day before. It's either a massive coincidence or a hacker knows who is sending Evri parcels and is trying to scam their customers.

I can't remember how they do if but Evri does have a statement on their website about it.

Cookerhood · 08/02/2024 12:40

My junk box on both my email & text messages is full of these!

SisterMichaelsHabit · 08/02/2024 12:42

larkstar · 08/02/2024 09:33

TBH my first thought is that you must have been living under a rock if you didn't know about the missed delivery text message scam - advice about not clicking on links has been going around for several years - anyway...

Did you then go on to enter any personal info into the suspect site - often you have to login possibly using an email address as well as your password - if you did that then, if it was a fishing site, you will have given away your password so obviously, that needs to be changed.

If you are so concerned about security what software (antivirus, anti-malware, etc) do you have installed on your phone? I suspect none.

I use Bitdefender across all my devices - one license allows me to protect my Windows laptop, iPad and Android phone - it picks up these types of fishing links in text messages and warns you that they are suspicious.

At the very least go to the Play Store app (I'm assuming you have an Android phone) click on your profile icon top right and select Play Protect then "scan" to run a basic scan on your phone better still get one if the many free malware scanners Malwarebytes has been around for a long time but there are plenty of others.

These links aren't there simply to waste your time - they have a function - they are designed to "something" but there is a huge range of different intended purposes - by visiting the suspicious site it's possible that something malicious has been downloaded to your phone - the range of things that could be is enormous - you could just get more popup ads in your browser or false results inserted into your search results to get you go to other suspicious sites.. in all probability nothing really bad will have happened but these threats are real - scamming is a full time job for some people - it's a business - it makes money - it works - it's easy money for half-smart people to exploit the uninformed, the oblivious and the careless - go on YouTube and check out channels like Scammer Payback or the one run by Jim Browning to see the scale and sophistication of these scammers.

Edited

TBH my first thought is that you're coming across as quite condescending to OP who was just trying to help people out. You've also made quite a lot of assumptions here. Intelligent people don't assume things about other people like that then send a wall of splainy advice based on those. Redundant info is a waste of your time and other people's.

Rule number one of teaching: Always check prior knowledge before trying to teach something!

Scam - another one doing the rounds

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