Royal Mail customers are warning others to stay vigilant after receiving a scam text message that appears to be from the postal service.
People have taken to social media to report the suspicious text, which informs them they have an item ready to be collected.
However when they click the link, they are taken to a website that has a Currys/PC World heading, which claims they have won an iPhone 11 Pro and it will be delivered soon - but only if they hand over their personal details and pay a fee.
It reads: "There is an item waiting to be collected. You took one of the spots on our Currys' XMAS-List.
"Your iPhone 11 Pro will be delivered within five working days.
"Please confirm your delivery address and pay a small fee (£2.00) for insured shipping."
According to those who pressed the confirm button, they were then taken to another website called 'winanticipation' where they were asked for their card details.
One person who was unsure about the whole thing messaged Royal Mail on Twitter asking if they'd sent the text.
She wrote: "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 asked: "Is this some sort of new scam or a new feature you guys have introduced? It's not the first time I've gotten a text like this from an alleged Royal Mail number."
The Royal Mail Help account responded to the tweets to say they were investigating the text messages.
"Hi, thanks for raising this with us," they said. "We're aware of this SMS and are currently investigating.
"Further info on known scams and how to report them in future can be found at: https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6905/~/what-email-%2F-text-%2F-facebook-message-scams-should-i-be-aware-of%3F… Thanks."
