These are the other scams to watch out for:
1. Email scam Sender: Royal Mail Group Ltd, various email addresses may be used including press.office@royalmail.com
People are being warned that this email is a scam The email informs you that your package could not be delivered due to no custom duty being paid. Do not click on any links or enter any details.
2. Text scam A text message states there is a package that needs to be resheduled and asks you to press on a bit.ly link.
Another scam to watch out for The link takes you to a scam site asking for payment.
Royal Mail has urged customers not to fall for several scams currently doing the rounds in the UK Royal Mail has warned people to watch out for various scams currently doing the rounds. The latest scam involves a fake text message asking customers to settle a fee and provide their personal details. One recipient, posted the phishing message on Twitter, which stated: Your parcel is waiting for delivery, Please confirm the settlement of 2.99 (GBP) on the following link . The link leads to a web page which references a package number and asks for a full name and a date of birth.