[ad_1] A tidal wave of text scams is sweeping Britain as fraudsters seek to cash in on an online shopping boom. Millions of people have reported receiving a fake parcel delivery text in recent months, with one of the most common mimicking Royal Mail. And victims caught out by these convincing messages can lose anything…
[ad_1] A woman has taken to social media urging everyone to “be careful” after she was targetted by scammers impersonating her daughter on WhatsApp. The mum from Bedford posted the warning, along with a screenshot of her conversation with the scammer, in a local Facebook group on Thursday evening (October 7). She warned: “A new…
[ad_1] A question that has puzzled the residents of Chorlton for weeks has finally been answered. At least four post boxes in the area have been taped off with black and yellow hazard tape – one outside the Post office, one at Four Banks, one opposite the Spread Eagle, and the post box on Beech…
[ad_1] An 11-year-old schoolgirl has made it the regional finals of an art competition inspired by the vital role played by key workers. Millie Watkiss entered the Royal Mail ‘heroes stamp design’ challenge, which attracted 6,600 entries. She was aged 10 at the time she submitted her entry and has since moved on from St…
[ad_1] If you live in the Battersea area – or you know a thing or two about London history – you may well have heard of John Archer. He was the former Mayor of Battersea and the first Black person to hold a senior public office in London. But his achievements did stop at that….
[ad_1] R OYAL Mail is tapping into the worldwide surge in online shopping with the £210 million acquisition of one of Canada’s biggest trucking firms. The delivery group’s overseas freight arm GLS International is picking up family-owned freight group Rosenau Transport to expand operations in North America’s $25 billion parcel market, which is growing at…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has started its recruitment drive to hire 20,000 people to work over the holidays. Due to the increased amount of posts over the Christmas period, the company is hiring to help sort the additional Christmas volumes of parcels, cards and letters across its mail centre in England. On their job site, it…
[ad_1] People in Scotland have been advised to keep an eye out for fake texts and emails sent by scammers pretending to be delivery couriers. Scots are being sent messages that are apparently from big-name companies like Royal Mail, Hermes and DPD – but they’re actually from scammers attempting to steal their money. In many…
[ad_1] The Royal Mail are currently on a recruitment drive looking for temporary mail sorters to help with the Christmas rush. They are facing the usual seasonal influx of cards and parcels that come with the festive period, and are willing to pay generous wages to entice people to help out. They are looking for…
[ad_1] Scots have been warned to keep an eye out for fraudulent text messages purporting to be from delivery companies. People across the country have been receiving messages that claim to be from couriers such as Royal Mail, Hermes, and DPD that contain a supposed tracking link – and when users follow these they may…