An example of a scam Royal Mail text message
A 15-year-old boy was among eight people arrested as police launched the first major crackdown on scammers sending fake Royal Mail text messages.
Officers carried out dawn raids in London, Coventry, Birmingham and Colchester in a week of action against a rising wave of fraudulent texts and calls fuelled by the Covid pandemic.
The scam messages, known as smishing texts, are used to steal a victim s personal and bank details by getting them to follow a link to a fake version of a trusted website.
During raids carried out this week, seven men and one boy were arrested on suspicion of fraud for allegedly sending out fake messages asking people to pay a fee to retrieve a Royal Mail parcel.
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Raids in Birmingham over viral Royal Mail scam which emptied people s bank accounts
Police arrested eight, releasing seven on bail and charging one man, who is still in custody
09:59, 24 MAY 2021
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Police have executed dawn raids in Birmingham over the viral Royal Mail scam which emptied victims bank accounts.
Address in Colchester raided as part of scam text messaging gang investigation POLICE raided an address in Colchester as part of a national investigation into a scam text messaging gang. Officers from the dedicated card and payment crime unit (DCPCU), a City of London and Metropolitan Police unit, carried out warrants in London, Coventry, Birmingham and Colchester in a week of action. Eight men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud for allegedly sending out fake messages asking people to pay a fee to retrieve a Royal Mail parcel. The scam messages, known as “smishing” texts, steal a victim’s personal and bank details by getting them to follow a link to a fake version of a trusted website.