Royal Mail text scam warning as fraud victims hit by ‘really sneaky trick’ | Personal Finance | Finance

“Linking to the Royal Mail social platforms is also a really sneaky trick”, she added.

However, people should check the URL again as it can make it clear that it is a scam.

After putting in fake details, Lucia waited to see what would happen, and how the scammers would use her details.

She said: “I thought the scammer would try and make a payment, call the number back pretending to be my bank, or infect the phone I used to fill out the details.