Another little scam

[Mick P]

Just received an email from DPD who are a well known courier explaining that we were not in to take a parcel delivery. They were either going to return the parcel to the sender or they would reschedule another delivery for a fee.

It's a scam.

[bambam]

Received the same message yesterday.

Definitely a scam.

[notnowkato]

Me too, beware.

[Roberto]

There's a Royal Mail one doing the rounds as well.

[catflem]

There's a Royal Mail one doing the rounds as well.

Royal Mail have been pulling the old pay us a fee and we'll deliver your items scam for many years :-)

[spanner monkey]

Had one the other day too . I’m guessing with a lot of shops closed & the increase of online shopping a few people will fall for this one .

[tixntox]

Scam emails should be forwarded to:-
report@phishing.gov.uk
They DO acknowledge and DO do something about them.

[higham5]

The timing of these scammers is exceptional, how much online traffic will be done between now and Xmas with lockdown in place. I recon conservatively 1 in 2 homes will have deliveries scheduled or due. So the success rate of the scammers will go through the room.

Thanks for posting Mick.

Steve

[Backward point]

I've had a couple of the DPD emails, which originate from a .be email address.

DPD usually confirm despatch of any parcels heading your way, and provide tracking details, so a "missed delivery" advice out of the blue doesn't fit their usual style.

As noted above, just forward them to the Government's phishing report service.