Another scam has made its way to Ireland - with those affected by it appearing to receive a missed delivery notification from An Post.
Thousands of Irish people have fallen victim to criminals attempting to hack into their personal details in recent months.
A lot of the scams look the same: they are claiming to be from a reputable organisation, before asking for some personal details which the reputable organisation would never actually look for.
It has resulted in a lot of victims losing money and other personal belongings.
The latest trick that is being used by criminals to swindle people appears to be impersonating An Post.
The scam email tells the recipient: "The item CE964848128IE was missed for delivery. Our courier driver could not find a safe place to leave the parcel. You can reschedule for delivery above. In 5 working days, Your package will be returned to sender if VAT is not paid."
Above the text is a big button asking the recipient to reschedule the delivery, but naturally, you shouldn't click it as it will inevitably ask you for your bank details.
The scammers have been very sneaky in the presentation of the fake notification, even putting the Covid-19 information which you can find at the bottom of a legitimate An Post email into the fake one.
