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Urgent delivery scam warning issued to anyone receiving parcels to their home
31.10.2023 - 10:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A scam warning has been issued to anyone receiving a delivery to their homes as fraudsters impersonate DPD drivers in a bid to intercept parcels.
The new scam works as criminals use someone else's bank details to place and order for delivery to the wrong address. The cyber scammers, dressed as official delivery workers, then attempt to intercept the parcel by asking for it back.
As the occupant did not place the order, and therefore may not be expecting a delivery, they are more than likely to hand the parcel back as they assume the item was meant for someone else. Taking to TikTok, one social media user recently shone light on the scam, explaining that many have experienced a similar situation recently, reports the Mirror.
TikToker @shonelise explained that she was recently chatting on the phone with a friend who had received a parcel from Sky. The delivery, actually addressed to her dad, was "delivered by mistake" according to a person dressed in DPD who knocked on her door shortly after.
She said: "My best friend told them 'no it has my address and dad's name, it's clearly meant for this address. If there's anything wrong with it we will contact Sky directly'. He went away in a huff, and my friend and her mum thought it was weird.
"They opened the parcel, as you would, because they wanted to see what the fuss was about. In the parcel was an iPhone 14 with a sim card. Her dad hadn't ordered a phone so obviously someone had taken out a contract, paid upfront and had it delivered to their address.
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