Thursday 17 March 2022

Royal Mail chatbox scam

Scammers have stepped up a gear in what is a new twist on delivery scams where the perpetrators create fake chatbots that sneakily sign victims up for expensive monthly subscriptions. It starts by sending phishing emails impersonating Royal Mail that invite you to ‘start a chat’ to trace or reschedule a delivery.

The fake Royal Mail chatbot is plausible as it lists a delivery tracking number and shares an image of a parcel, explaining that the ‘label was damaged’, to convince you to reschedule the delivery.

Read more about how the chatbox scam works, who’s behind it and how to protect yourself.

Devious chatbox con

Maisonette fire - Abbey Wood 🔥🚒

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters tackled a maisonette fire on Lensbury Way in Abbey Wood.  A split-level maisonette on the first ...