Three in five people have received fake delivery texts during past year – Which? 29/06/2021, 12:03 am
Three in five (61%) people have received fake delivery company texts over the past year, according to Which? research (picture posed by a model/Yui Mok/PA)
Three in five (61%) people have received fake delivery company texts over the past year, according to Which? research.
With many households relying on deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic, fraudsters will pose as couriers and delivery companies to con people.
Of those who received the scam texts, four in five (79%) realised it was fake immediately – but 3% said they lost money to the scam.
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