Sender didn't pay the full fee

[ElderMillennial]

What do you do if you get a card through the post saying you need to pay postage before an item can be delivered?

I got a card through today saying we should go online to pay within 21 days. It is only £1.50 but can't think what this would be and not sure I want to pay without knowing? Not expecting a delivery and if I was I don't think a retailer would do this.

If we don't pay I think it just goes back to sender so they would know they haven't paid enough...

This is it

I've had a couple of cards from RM lately where people have paid insufficient postage, they have been genuine (but it is pay-a-fee in the web address not feetopay)

It’s not necessarily a scam

I’ve had letters where the sender hadn’t paid the correct fee and this is what happens. Once it was from a business who had posted a whole batch of letters without franking them, so it does happen

If you go to the Royal Mail website (not by using the address on the card), then go to the section where you pay a fee, if when you input the details on the card, it comes up agreeing to the card, then it’s genuine

And the other side with details hidden

It's not a scam if it's a card from royal mail. In the past I've gone to the post depot, asked what it is, and only paid to accept if it was something I wanted!

Go to the Royal Mail site and find the page that way to make sure it’s not a scam but this is a genuine thing that happens. FIL sent DD some chocolate buttons in the post and we had a card through the door to pay.

That looks legit to me - very like the ones we've had.

It's just a fee to pay insufficient postage paid by the sender of a letter/large letter.
If you aren't expecting anything just ignore. If it's important they'll send it again hopefully with the correct postage. Unless curiosity gets the better of you of course 😁

that’s not a scam

That's a genuine card

From Royal Mail

@Dangleclack

It's just a fee to pay insufficient postage paid by the sender of a letter/large letter. If you aren't expecting anything just ignore. If it's important they'll send it again hopefully with the correct postage. Unless curiosity gets the better of you of course 😁

I am a bit curious

It could be something good

That's not a scam.

I had something like this at Christmas but it was genuine. I received a card through the letterbox. I paid it online and then received my parcel. Wish I had kept it as I think it did say who it was from as the sender had put their details on the parcel. Also I was expecting a parcel. The parcel was from abroad and the amount to be paid of £17 approx was due to some sort of duty or tax.

That looks legit. For the sake of £1.50 I would pay just out of curiosity but would prepare to potentially be disappointed!

Had a card through recently, it wasn't a scam because I saw the post lady putting it through with our post.

Sender had put a 'large' stamp but actually it should have been weighed as contained a small ornament.

That's genuine (to the op having seen the card, sure others are scams). I've had the same a couple of times, once was something sent from my sister in NZ and postage incorrect. Other time it was a massive catalogue I didn't want, but I paid both but going into the sorting office and paid for the first and declined the second when it was obviously something I didn't want

I paid by cash at post office counters. Nice post office man confirmed it was genuine and dealt with it for me. Turned out someone had bought me a gift from a third party, who didn’t put enough postage on the packet.

Texts/emails are all scams.

royalmail.com/feetopay

Definitely legit address. You should be able to go to the sorting office I think, I did when I got one.

Just go to your local sorting office or post office, we got a card for unpaid postage and I travelled in to town and paid at the office, I’d not risk giving them your debit card details online unless it’s confirmed legit off the post office

Just go to your sorting office and pay there.

I went to the sorting office once, paid my 1.50 and was given an unsolicited survey in an envelope curiosity kills the cat.

Is there no reference number. I would go to the sorting office.

I got one a few days ago, arrived today a magazine from Church not impressed. If you live in Northern Ireland and have connection to a church almost on the rocks /beach don't bother

Do you have Facebook? This happened to me once and I posted on there asking if anyone had sent me anything to find out.

Thats genuine. I've had that before when an ebay seller didn't pay enough. The scam ones are texts/emails.

As pp said, go to the Royal Mail site and navigate to the pay a fee page from the menu if you're concerned