People are being warned about a Royal Mail text scam that falsely tells them they've won an iPhone 11.
Several people on Twitter have reported receiving a text from "Royal Mail" that looks genuine, telling them they've won the smartphone.
Royal Mail customers say they receive a text message which tells them there is an item waiting to be confirmed by them, with a hyperlink included in the body of the text - reports Metro.
When users click the link, they are redirected to a website that has the heading of Currys/PC World, which goes on to ask them to answer a few personal details and brings up an alert which says: ‘Approved! ‘Your selected iPhone 11 Pro will be delivered within 5 working days.
‘Please confirm your delivery address and pay a small fee (£2.00) for insured shipping.’
Some people who have clicked the confirm button at the bottom of the site, then say they are taken to another website called ‘winanticipation’ where they are asked for card details to pay for a fee of £1 for the iPhone.
The text asks people to click on a hyperlink to claim their item.
One person wrote on Twitter: ‘Hi there @RoyalMail ‘I received the below text from you today- is it a scam? If I follow it through it goes to a @curryspcworld prize!’
Another said: ‘@RoyalMailHelp, is this some sort of new scam or a new feature you guys have introduced? ‘It’s not the first thing I’ve gotten a text like this from an alleged Royal Mail number’.
Royal Mail responded to people on Twitter by saying it was ‘aware of the SMS and is currently investigating’.
The company added that further information on scams and how to report them can be found here.
